CVE-2007-4768

N/A Unknown
Published: November 07, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a singleton Unicode sequence in a character class in a regex pattern, which is incorrectly optimized.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00007.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28157
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28161
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28213
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28570
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30507
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019116
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238305-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-07.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1126.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-355A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4258
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1724/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38278
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9701
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-12/msg00007.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27538
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27554
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27697
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28136
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28161
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28213
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29267
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30840
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019116
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-238305-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-239286-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb07-20.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-13.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1399
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200801-07.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1126.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26346
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-355A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3725
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4258
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1724/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1966/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38278
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1738
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9701
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

120 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.1%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

pcre

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