CVE-2006-7225

UnknownEPSS 1.60%

Last modified

CVE-2006-7225 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.60%

72.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
PerlPcre0.91
PerlPcre0.92
PerlPcre0.93
PerlPcre0.94
PerlPcre0.95
PerlPcre0.96
PerlPcre0.97
PerlPcre0.98
PerlPcre0.99
PerlPcre1.00
PerlPcre1.01
PerlPcre1.02
PerlPcre1.03
PerlPcre1.04
PerlPcre1.05
PerlPcre1.06
PerlPcre1.07
PerlPcre1.08
PerlPcre1.09
PerlPcre2.0
PerlPcre2.01
PerlPcre2.02
PerlPcre2.03
PerlPcre2.04
PerlPcre2.05
PerlPcre2.06
PerlPcre2.07
PerlPcre2.08
PerlPcre3.0
PerlPcre3.1
PerlPcre3.2
PerlPcre3.3
PerlPcre3.4
PerlPcre3.5
PerlPcre3.6
PerlPcre3.7
PerlPcre3.8
PerlPcre3.9
PerlPcre4.0
PerlPcre4.1
PerlPcre4.2
PerlPcre4.3
PerlPcre4.4
PerlPcre4.5
PerlPcre5.0
PerlPcre6.0
PerlPcre6.1
PerlPcre6.2
PerlPcre6.3
PerlPcre6.4

Showing 50 of 52 affected configurations. See NVD for the full list.

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2006-7225?
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.
How severe is CVE-2006-7225?
Severity scoring for CVE-2006-7225 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2006-7225?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST