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CVE-2008-2371

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.

Severity
High 7.5
Published
7 Jul 2008
Last changed
16 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Exploit chance
6.7% in the next 30 daysHigher than 94% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
Weakness
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed
Attacker can
Read some data · Change some data · Slow it down
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • From 5.2.0 up to 5.2.7

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2371
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2371