| Name | CVE-2007-4772 |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; RH) |
| Description | 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 context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted regular expression. |
| References | DSA-1460-1, DSA-1463-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian/oldstable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/stable | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/testing | not vulnerable. |
| Debian/unstable | not vulnerable. |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| tcl8.3 (PTS) | lenny | 8.3.5-13 | fixed |
| tcl8.4 (PTS) | lenny | 8.4.19-2 | fixed |
| squeeze, wheezy, sid | 8.4.19-4 | fixed |
The information above is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| postgresql | source | sarge | (unfixed) | medium | ||
| postgresql-7.4 | source | etch | 7.4.19-0etch1 | medium | DSA-1463-1 | |
| postgresql-8.1 | source | (unstable) | 8.1.11-1 | medium | ||
| postgresql-8.1 | source | etch | 8.1.11-0etch1 | medium | DSA-1460-1 | |
| postgresql-8.2 | source | (unstable) | 8.2.6-1 | medium | ||
| tcl8.3 | source | (unstable) | 8.3.5-13 | low | ||
| tcl8.4 | source | (unstable) | 8.4.17-1 | low |
[etch] - tcl8.3 <no-dsa> (Minor issue) [etch] - tcl8.4 <no-dsa> (Minor issue)