CVE-2007-4767 json
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 does not properly compute the length of (1) a \p sequence, (2) a \P sequence,…
published 2007-11-07 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4748
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.1%
- EPSS 5.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.3 does not properly compute the length of (1) a \p sequence, (2) a \P sequence, or (3) a \P{x} sequence, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or crash) or execute arbitrary code.
Patch / fix
- pcre3 Debian 12 7.3-1
- glib2.0 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.14.3-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2007-4767
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-4767 updated
: pcre < 7.3 \p, \P, \P{x] length calculation issue
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
5.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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usn.ubuntu.com
/547-1/
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200711-30.xml
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1570
vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200805-11.xml
vendor-advisory
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lists.apple.com
/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
vendor-advisory
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mandriva.com
/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:211
vendor-advisory
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redhat.com
/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-March/msg00181.html
vendor-advisory
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novell.com
/linux/security/advisories/2007_62_pcre.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200801-02.xml
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200801-19.xml
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-200801-18.xml
vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2007/dsa-1399
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/30219
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/29267
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/4238
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/483357/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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us-cert.gov
/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
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secunia.com
/advisories/27538
third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/483579/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/28136
third-party-advisory
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-1738
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secunia.com
/advisories/27773
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27697
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/28406
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27554
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/27543
third-party-advisory
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mail.gnome.org
/archives/gtk-devel-list/2007-November/msg00022.html
mailing-list
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secunia.com
/advisories/29420
third-party-advisory
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307179
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secunia.com
/advisories/27741
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3790
vdb-entry
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3725
vdb-entry
- pcre.org /changelog.txt
- docs.info.apple.com /article.html?artnum=307562
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secunia.com
/advisories/30155
third-party-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/38277
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/28720
third-party-advisory
- bugs.gentoo.org /show_bug.cgi?id=198976
- secunia.com /advisories/28414
- secunia.com /advisories/28714
- secunia.com /advisories/30106
- securityfocus.com /bid/26346
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4767
- NVD CVE-2007-4767
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