Is CVE-2008-2371 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-2371 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-09.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-2371?

CVE-2008-2371 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2008-2371?

Patch guidance is available from pcre security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2008-2371.

CVE-2008-2371 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2008-2371?

11 products: pcre pcre, php php, debian debian linux, canonical ubuntu linux, canonical ubuntu linux, and 6 more.

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in pcre_compile.c in the Perl-Compatible Regular Expression (PCRE) library 7.7 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a regular expression that begins with an option and contains multiple branches.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PCRE
Published: 7/7/2008
Last Modified: 4/9/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

pcre : pcrephp : phpdebian : debian_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxcanonical : ubuntu_linuxfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoraopensuse : opensuse

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2008-2371. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2008-2371

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CVE-2008-2371 vulnerability