CVE-2006-7227
kazehakase - execution of arbitrary code
EPSS 2.3%
Description
Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a large number of named subpatterns (name_count) or long subpattern names (max_name_size), which triggers a buffer overflow. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.
How to fix CVE-2006-7227
To remediate CVE-2006-7227, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/kazehakase—upgrade to 0.4.2-1etch1 or later
- —upgrade to 6.2-1 or later
Is CVE-2006-7227 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.4.2-1etch1
- from 0, < 6.2-1