CVE-2008-0674

Buffer overflow in PCRE before 7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...

7.5 HighFix available

Buffer overflow in PCRE before 7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a regular expression containing a character class with a large number of characters with Unicode code points greater than 255.

Exploit likelihood

5.91%Down 6.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2008-0674
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-0674
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-0684 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-0684
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8m98-qjh5-33jj No score

Buffer overflow in PCRE before 7.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a...

Record: GHSA-8m98-qjh5-33jj
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-0674
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-0674 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-0674
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

pcre

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`pcre3` Debian:12	before 7.6-1	7.6-1
`pcre3` Debian:3.1	before 4.5+7.4-2, plus listed versions 4.5+7.4-14.5-1.24.5-1.2sarge1	4.5+7.4-2
`pcre3` Debian:4.0	before 6.7+7.4-3, plus listed versions 6.7+7.4-16.7+7.4-26.7+7.4-2+lenny16.7-1	6.7+7.4-3
`pcre3` Debian:5.0	before 7.4-1+lenny1	7.4-1+lenny1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-0674 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Pcre, published February 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.91%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in pcre3 7.6-1.

References

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