Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1499-1 pcre3 -- buffer overflow

Date Reported:
19 Feb 2008
Affected Packages:
pcre3
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2008-0674.
More information:

It was discovered that specially crafted regular expressions involving codepoints greater than 255 could cause a buffer overflow in the PCRE library (CVE-2008-0674).

For the old stable distribution (sarge), this problem has been fixed in version 4.5+7.4-2.

For the stable distribution (etch), this problem has been fixed in version 6.7+7.4-3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 7.6-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your pcre3 package.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcre3_4.5+7.4-2.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcre3_4.5+7.4-2.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcre3_4.5+7.4.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pgrep_4.5+7.4-2_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_ia64.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_m68k.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_4.5+7.4-2_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_4.5+7.4-2_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_4.5+7.4-2_sparc.deb

Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcre3_6.7+7.4-3.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcre3_6.7+7.4-3.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcre3_6.7+7.4.orig.tar.gz
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_arm.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcrecpp0_6.7+7.4-3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3-dev_6.7+7.4-3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/libpcre3_6.7+7.4-3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/p/pcre3/pcregrep_6.7+7.4-3_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.