6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-7228
Pcre Integer Overflow Code Execution Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 14, 2007, 9:46 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 1:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-7228 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pcre pcre
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-7228.

URL Resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198976
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000005.html
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000014.html
http://scary.beasts.org/security/CESA-2007-006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27582 Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/27741
http://secunia.com/advisories/27773
http://secunia.com/advisories/27776
http://secunia.com/advisories/28027
http://secunia.com/advisories/28041
http://secunia.com/advisories/28050
http://secunia.com/advisories/28406
http://secunia.com/advisories/28414
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
http://secunia.com/advisories/28714
http://secunia.com/advisories/28720
http://secunia.com/advisories/29032
http://secunia.com/advisories/29085
http://secunia.com/advisories/29785
http://secunia.com/advisories/30106
http://secunia.com/advisories/30155
http://secunia.com/advisories/30219
http://secunia.com/advisories/31124
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200802-10.xml
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-505.htm
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1570
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:012
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:030
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
http://www.pcre.org/changelog.txt
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1059.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1063.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1065.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1068.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1076.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1077.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26462
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0637
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1234/references
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=383371
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10810

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-7228 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-7228 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split. Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description CVE-2006-7228 pcre integer overflow Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split.
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1059 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1063 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1065 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1068 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1076 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1077 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0546 [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7228 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 02, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Integer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that involves large (1) min, (2) max, or (3) duplength values that cause an incorrect length calculation and trigger a buffer overflow, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-7227. NOTE: this issue was originally subsumed by CVE-2006-7224, but that CVE has been REJECTED and split. CVE-2006-7228 pcre integer overflow
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1076 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1077 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1059 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1065 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1063 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007:1068 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0546 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-7228 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 16, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490917/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488457/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10810 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10810 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 15, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-7228 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-7228 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.22 }} 0.07%

score

0.89688

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability