Referenced CVEs:
CVE-2008-0674
Description:
=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-581-1 February 21, 2008pcre3 vulnerabilityCVE-2008-0674===========================================================A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:Ubuntu 6.06 LTSUbuntu 6.10Ubuntu 7.04Ubuntu 7.10This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions ofKubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to thefollowing package versions:Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.6.06.2Ubuntu 6.10: libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.6.10.2Ubuntu 7.04: libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.04.2Ubuntu 7.10: libpcre3 7.4-0ubuntu0.7.10.2After a standard system upgrade you need to reboot your computer toeffect the necessary changes.Details follow:It was discovered that PCRE did not correctly handle very long stringscontaining UTF8 sequences. In certain situations, an attacker couldexploit applications linked against PCRE by tricking a user or automatedsystem in processing a malicious regular expression leading to a denialof service or possibly arbitrary code execution.
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