CVE-2005-2491

CVE Details

Release Date:

2005-08-23

Description

Integer overflow in pcre_compile.c in Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) before 6.2, as used in multiple products such as Python, Ethereal, and PHP, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via quantifier values in regular expressions, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

See more information about CVE-2005-2491 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Enterprise Linux version 4 (python)	ELSA-2006-0197	2006-11-30

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