PHP 5.2.3 glob resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP 5.2.3. This affects the function glob. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-3806. In addition, an exploit is available. It is advised to disable the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.2.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function glob. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

The glob function in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an invalid value of the flags parameter, probably related to memory corruption or an invalid read on win32 platforms, and possibly related to lack of initialization for a glob structure.

The weakness was presented 07/16/2007 by shinnai (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3806 since 07/16/2007. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by shinnai and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32306 (Debian DSA-1572-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at cvs.php.net. A possible mitigation has been published 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35437), Exploit-DB (4181), Tenable (32306), SecurityFocus (BID 24922†) and OSVDB (36085†). See VDB-3284, VDB-3285, VDB-3535 and VDB-3537 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
Author: shinnai
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Nessus ID: 32306
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1572-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 61024
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1572-1 (php5)
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Recommended: Disable
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Patch: cvs.php.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3203

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X-Force: 35437 - PHP glob() function denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 24922 - PHP Glob() Function Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 30158 - Debian update for php5, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 36085 - PHP glob() Function flags Parameter Memory Corruption
Vulnerability Center: 16013 - PHP Glob Function Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Commands and Cause DoS, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2547

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/18/2007 16:24
Updated: 09/25/2024 21:38
Changes: 07/18/2007 16:24 (87), 01/02/2017 10:24 (15), 03/15/2021 15:55 (4), 09/25/2024 21:38 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:D69:103

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