VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2007-1660
CVSS score6.8 MEDIUM
EPSS probability4.08%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-11-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Description
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.0 does not properly calculate sizes for unspecified "multiple forms of character class", which triggers a buffer overflow that allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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