Is CVE-2006-7230 actively exploited?

CVE-2006-7230 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2006-7230?

CVE-2006-7230 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2006-7230?

Patch guidance is available from pcre security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2006-7230.

CVE-2006-7230 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Description

Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library before 7.0 does not properly calculate the amount of memory needed for a compiled regular expression pattern when the (1) -x or (2) -i UTF-8 options change within the pattern, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (PCRE or glibc crash) via crafted regular expressions.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: medium
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-189

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PCRE
Published: 11/15/2007
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

pcre : pcre

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2006-7230. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2006-7230

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CVE-2006-7230 vulnerability