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01 Record

CVE-2005-2491

Integer overflow in pcre_compile.c in Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) before 6.2, as used in multiple products such as Python, Ethereal, and PHP, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

Integer overflow in pcre_compile.c in Perl Compatible Regular Expressions (PCRE) before 6.2, as used in multiple products such as Python, Ethereal, and PHP, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.34% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
The NVD has published no score for this record
NVD CVSS vector
No NVD score to derive
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
Red Hat severity
Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2005-08-22 04:00Z21 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-07 22:30Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2005-08-08
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
d045e4aa7f7408c8595c9706b89375bd4612bd9919fce2ac9e6f3e18b9d1a5ab

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
pcrepcreNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • gnumeric
    Fixed in 1.5.1-1
  • goffice
    Fixed in 0.1.0-3
  • pcre3
    Fixed in 6.3-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • gnumeric
    Fixed in 1.5.1-1
  • goffice
    Fixed in 0.1.0-3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • gnumeric
    Fixed in 1.5.1-1
  • goffice
    Fixed in 0.1.0-3

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

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