CVE-2007-1661: Medium severity PCRE Perl-compatible Regular Expression Library vulnerability

Published Nov 7, 2007
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Updated

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 backtracks too far when matching certain input bytes against some regex patterns in non-UTF-8 mode, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service (crash), as demonstrated by the "\X?\d" and "\P{L}?\d" patterns.

Affected Software

5 affected components
PCRE Perl-compatible Regular Expression Library=7.0
PCRE Perl-compatible Regular Expression Library=7.1
PCRE Perl-compatible Regular Expression Library<=7.2
Apple Mac OS X Server=10.4.11
Apple iOS and macOS=10.4.11

Event History

Nov 7, 2007
CVE Published
11:46 PM
Nov 8, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1661?

CVE-2007-1661 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to the potential for denial of service and information disclosure.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-1661?

To fix CVE-2007-1661, upgrade the PCRE library to version 7.3 or later.

3

Which software is affected by CVE-2007-1661?

CVE-2007-1661 affects versions of the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression library prior to 7.3 and certain versions of macOS and Mac OS X Server.

4

What type of attacks can be executed using CVE-2007-1661?

CVE-2007-1661 can allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially access sensitive information.

5

Is CVE-2007-1661 specific to any programming language?

CVE-2007-1661 is related to the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression library, which is used in multiple programming languages, particularly those that utilize regex functions.

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