CVE-2007-6067
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the regular expression parser in TCL before 8.4.17, as used in PostgreSQL 8.2 before 8.2.6, 8.1 before 8.1.11, 8.0 before 8.0.15, and 7.4 before 7.4.19, allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted "complex" regular expression with doubly-nested states.
Find out more about CVE-2007-6067 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (postgresql) | RHSA-2008:0038 | 2008-01-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (postgresql) | RHSA-2008:0038 | 2008-01-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (tcl) | RHSA-2013:0122 | 2013-01-08 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) (postgresql) | RHSA-2008:0040 | 2008-02-01 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) (postgresql) | RHSA-2008:0040 | 2008-02-01 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | tcl | Will not fix |
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