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CVE-2005-2491

N/A

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published8/23/2005

Last Modified4/16/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

pcre:pcre

References

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt(secalert@redhat.com)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U(secalert@redhat.com)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847(secalert@redhat.com)

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522(secalert@redhat.com)

http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2(secalert@redhat.com)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112606064317223&w=2(secalert@redhat.com)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/16502(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/16679(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/17252(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/17813(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19072(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19193(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19532(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/21522(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22691(secalert@redhat.com)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22875(secalert@redhat.com)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/604(secalert@redhat.com)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014744(secalert@redhat.com)

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102198-1(secalert@redhat.com)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-216.pdf(secalert@redhat.com)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-223.pdf(secalert@redhat.com)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm(secalert@redhat.com)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-159.htm(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-800(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-817(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-819(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-821(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.xml(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-02.xml(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-08.xml(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-12.xml(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-19.xml(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_48_pcre.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_49_php.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_52_apache2.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.php.net/release_4_4_1.php(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-358.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-761.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0197.html(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427046/100/0/threaded(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428138/100/0/threaded(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14620(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1511(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0789(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4320(secalert@redhat.com)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(secalert@redhat.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11516(secalert@redhat.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1496(secalert@redhat.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1659(secalert@redhat.com)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A735(secalert@redhat.com)

ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2006.10/SCOSA-2006.10.txt(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060401-01-U(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302847(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.trustix.org/pipermail/tsl-announce/2005-October/000354.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112605112027335&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112606064317223&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130497311408250&w=2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/16502(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/16679(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/17252(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/17813(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19072(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19193(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/19532(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/21522(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22691(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/22875(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/604(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://securitytracker.com/id?1014744(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102198-1(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-216.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2005-223.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-159.htm(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-800(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-817(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-819(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-821(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00021.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200508-17.xml(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-02.xml(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-08.xml(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-12.xml(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-19.xml(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_48_pcre.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_49_php.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_52_apache2.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.php.net/release_4_4_1.php(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-358.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-761.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0197.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/427046/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/428138/100/0/threaded(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14620(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15647(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1511(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2659(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0789(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4320(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4502(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/54a42d4b01968df1117cea77fc53d6beb931c0e05936ad02af93e9ac%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5df9bfb86a3b054bb985a45ff9250b0332c9ecc181eec232489e7f79%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r0276683d8e1e07153fc8642618830ac0ade85b9ae0dc7b07f63bb8fc%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r2cb985de917e7da0848c440535f65a247754db8b2154a10089e4247b%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r5001ecf3d6b2bdd0b732e527654248abb264f08390045d30709a92f6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8828e649175df56f1f9e3919938ac7826128525426e2748f0ab62feb%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9e8622254184645bc963a1d47c5d47f6d5a36d6f080d8d2c43b2b142%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9f93cf6dde308d42a9c807784e8102600d0397f5f834890708bf6920%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rafd145ba6cd0a4ced113a5823cdaff45aeb36eb09855b216401c66d6%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rd65d8ba68ba17e7deedafbf5bb4899f2ae4dad781d21b931c2941ac3%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/re895fc1736d25c8cf57e102c871613b8aeec9ea26fd8a44e7942b5ab%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf6449464fd8b7437704c55f88361b66f12d5b5f90bcce66af4be4ba9%40%3Ccvs.httpd.apache.org%3E(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11516(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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