CVE-2007-1659
Apache PCRE Buffer Overflow/Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via regex patterns containing unmatched "\Q\E" sequences with orphan "\E" codes.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 7, 2007, 11:46 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 16, 2018, 4:39 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
8.6
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CVE-2007-1659 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.ubuntulinux.org/support/documentation/usn/usn-547-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/547-1/ [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:9725 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9725 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38272 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38272 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2007
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-1659 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-2007-1659
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.24 }} 0.13%
score
0.92444
percentile