VDB
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2371
DEBIAN-CVE-2008-2371
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | pcre3 | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jul 7, 2008 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated