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TI-2006-06965 Aliases CVE-2006-7225GHSA-jwp9-5mxp-g76g

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent…

Priority LOW 23CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 6.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (error or crash) via a regular expression that involves a "malformed POSIX character class", as demonstrated via an invalid character after a [[ sequence.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01604 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 52

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.91VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.92VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.93VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.94VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.95VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.96VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.97VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.98VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.99VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.00VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.91:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.91 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.92:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.92 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.93 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.94 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.95 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.96 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.97 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.98:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.98 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:0.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.99 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.00 Vulnerable ·Perl
Show 42 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.01VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.02VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.03VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.04VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.05VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.06VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.07VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.08VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.09VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.01VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.02VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.03VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.04VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.05VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.06VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.07VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.08VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.4VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.5VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.6VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.7VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.8VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.9VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.4VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.6VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.01 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.02 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.03 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.04 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.05 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.06 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.07 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.08 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:1.09:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.09 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.01 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.02 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.03 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.04 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.05 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.06 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.07:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.07 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:2.08:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.08 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.5 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.6 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.8 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.9 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:pcre:6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6 Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:1068 Released 2007-11-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    pcre security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.i386, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.i386, pcre-devel-4.5-4.el4_6.6 +1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.i386, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.ia64 +3
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.i386, pcre-4.5-4.el4_6.6.ia64 +3
  • RHSA-2007:1059 Released 2007-11-29 · Red Hat rating Important
    pcre security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7, pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7.i386, pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7, pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7.i386
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) pcre-6.6-2.el5_1.7, pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5_1.7, pcre-devel-6.6-2.el5_1.7.i386

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:1059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:1059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:1059
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1068
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:1068

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-7225
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwp9-5mxp-g76g

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 4

Sources

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