CVE-2007-4772

N/A Unknown
Published: January 09, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, and 7.4 before 7.4.19, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted regular expression.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0122.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29248
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=565440&group_id=10894
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1810264&group_id=10894&atid=110894
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:059
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39497
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11569
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01420154
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-02/msg00000.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00049.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00052.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00054.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00056.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0122.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28359
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28376
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28437
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28438
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28454
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28464
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28698
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29070
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29638
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30535
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-15.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019157
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=565440&group_id=10894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1810264&group_id=10894&atid=110894
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-103197-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-200559-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1460
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1463
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:004
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:059
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0038.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0040.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0134.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485864/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486407/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493080/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27163
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0009.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0061
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1071/references
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1744
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39497
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1768
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11569
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/568-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00397.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-January/msg00469.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

106 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.8%
89th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

debian canonical postgresql tcl

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