PHP 5.2.0 this memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.2.0 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function this. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer underflow in the header function in PHP 5.2.0 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing an all-whitespace string to this function, which causes it to write \0 characters in whitespace that precedes the string.

The weakness was published 03/21/2007 by Stefan Esser (Website). The advisory is shared at php-security.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-1584 since 03/21/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31649 (PHP 5.x < 5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (33287) and Tenable (31649). Similar entries are available at 29554, 29013, 35533 and 36957.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 31649
Nessus Name: PHP 5.x < 5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 110173
OpenVAS Name: PHP version smaller than 5.2.0
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: php-security.org
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-1584 (🔍)
X-Force: 33287
Vulnerability Center: 28832 - PHP 5.2.0 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
SecurityFocus: 23012 - PHP Header Function Space Trimming Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/13/2015 12:16
Updated: 07/13/2021 23:06
Changes: 03/13/2015 12:16 (57), 03/12/2017 08:50 (13), 07/13/2021 22:53 (3), 07/13/2021 23:06 (1)
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