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HIGHCVSS 7.5

CVE-2008-2371

CVE-2008-2371 updated by NVD

Modified
2026-09-20
Sources
nvd

Summary

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.

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffected versionsFixed versions
PHPphp[object Object]

References

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