Upstream information

CVE-2007-4768 at MITRE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a singleton Unicode sequence in a character class in a regex pattern, which is incorrectly optimized.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entries: 310213 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 325921 [RESOLVED / FIXED], 649333 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:


Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 pcre Analysis
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP6 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy LTS 4.3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server LTS 4.3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Server LTS 4.3 pcre2 Analysis
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 pcre Analysis
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 pcre Analysis
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 pcre Unsupported
SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 pcre Analysis
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP6 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-ESPOS pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-BCL pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP2 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP3 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP4 pcre Analysis
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 pcre Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.1 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 pcre Unsupported
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 pcre Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 pcre Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 pcre Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 pcre2 Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 pcre Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 pcre2 Analysis
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 pcre Unsupported
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 pcre2 Unsupported
openSUSE Leap 15.3 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.3 pcre2 Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.4 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.4 pcre2 Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.5 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.5 pcre2 Analysis
openSUSE Leap 15.6 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 pcre2 Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.3 pcre2 Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.4 pcre2 Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 pcre Analysis
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 pcre2 Analysis


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CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:03:03 2013
CVE page last modified: Sun Aug 23 14:20:07 2026