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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2371 · published 7 July 2008

CVE-2008-2371: Pcre out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Pcre · Pcre

Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
6Affected product versions listed by NVD
90References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

6 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=228091 ExploitIssue Tracking
http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/glib/2.16/glib-2.16.4.changes Third Party Advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Oct/msg00001.html Mailing List
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-07/msg00001.html Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2 Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30916 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30944 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30945 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30958 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30961 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30967 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30972 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/30990 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/31200 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32222 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32454 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/32746 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35074 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/35650 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/39300 Not Applicable
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216 Third Party Advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549 Third Party Advisory
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-2 Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0305 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1602 Third Party Advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200807-03.xml Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:147 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023 Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497828/100/0/threaded Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30087 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31681 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-624-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2005 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2006 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2336 Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2371), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.