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rPath Security Advisory 2008-0086-1

Published: 2008-02-28

Products

  • rPath Linux 1
  • rPath Appliance Platform Linux Service 1

Rating

Major

Exposure Level Classification

Remote Unauthorized Access

Updated Versions

  • pcre=conary.rpath.com@rpl:1/7.6-0.1-1

rPath Issue Tracking System

References

Description

Previous versions of the pcre package are vulnerable to a possible
Arbitrary Code Execution attack in which an attacker may use a
maliciously crafted regular expression to trigger a buffer overflow.
The pcre library and utilities are not known to be exposed via any
privileged or remote interfaces within rPath Linux by default, but many
applications linked to the pcre library are routinely exposed to remote
or untrusted data; examples include httpd, some PHP applications, and
various KDE components.

Copyright 2008 rPath, Inc. This file is distributed under the terms of the MIT License. A copy is available at http://www.rpath.com/permanent/mit-license.html