Upstream information
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 does not properly compute the length of (1) a \p sequence, (2) a \P sequence, or (3) a \P{x} sequence, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) or execute arbitrary code.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Does not affect SUSE products
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CVSS detail | National Vulnerability Database |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5 |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SA:2007:062, published Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:00:00 +0000
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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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 Micro 5.2 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 | pcre2 | 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 |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| 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 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 SP5 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 | 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 Server 12 SP5 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | 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 SP4 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 | pcre2 | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 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 Manager Proxy 4.3 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 | pcre2 | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 | pcre2 | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.3 | pcre2 | Analysis |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| 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 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 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-LTSS | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS | pcre2 | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 | pcre2 | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | 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 15 SP1-LTSS | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS | 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-LTSS | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | 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 SP4 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| 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 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 Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 | pcre2 | Analysis |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 | pcre | Analysis |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.2 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | pcre | Unsupported |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | pcre2 | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 16:03:01 2013CVE page last modified: Thu Dec 11 15:26:17 2025