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(Modsecurity) Execution error - PCRE limits exceeded (-8)

I found this a few times in the log files.

2014:10:14-13:00:36 Sophos reverseproxy: [Tue Oct 14 13:00:36.353283 2014] [security2:error] [pid 28513:tid 3929615216] [client 20.X.X.X] ModSecurity: Rule b535a78 [id "973302"][file "/usr/apache/conf/waf/modsecurity_crs_xss_attacks.conf"][line "309"] - Execution error - PCRE limits exceeded (-8): (null). [hostname "time.acme.com"] [uri "/Acme.msv"] [unique_id "VD1WtKwQHQEAAG9h@t4AAAAY"]

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0 BAlfson over 10 years ago

Have you tried disabling 973302 in the Firewall Profile?

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0 BarryG over 10 years ago

Hi, please report this to your reseller or support if you have a contract; it could be a bug in the rule.

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