PHP 5.2.3 glob numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP 5.2.3. This impacts the function glob. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3996. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PHP 5.2.3 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects the function glob. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple integer overflows in libgd in PHP before 5.2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large (1) srcW or (2) srcH value to the (a) gdImageCopyResized function, or a large (3) sy (height) or (4) sx (width) value to the (b) gdImageCreate or the (c) gdImageCreateTrueColor function.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2007. The weakness was disclosed 08/31/2007 by dr. with SecurityReason (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at php.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-3996 since 07/25/2007. 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 functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 28181 (PHP < 5.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165666 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update php4, php5 (SUSE-SA:2008:004)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at php.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36382), Tenable (28181), SecurityFocus (BID 26403†), OSVDB (36870†) and Secunia (SA28147†). The entries VDB-3288, VDB-3281, VDB-3284 and VDB-3286 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Functional
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Nessus ID: 28181
Nessus Name: PHP < 5.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 61363
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1613-1 (libgd2)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: php.net

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07/25/2007 🔍
08/30/2007 +36 days 🔍
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08/31/2007 +1 days 🔍
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09/03/2007 +2 days 🔍
09/04/2007 +1 days 🔍
09/18/2007 +14 days 🔍
11/08/2007 +51 days 🔍
11/12/2007 +4 days 🔍
12/18/2007 +36 days 🔍
12/19/2007 +1 days 🔍
07/25/2019 +4236 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: php.net
Researcher: dr.
Organization: SecurityReason
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3287

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X-Force: 36382 - PHP gdImageCreate() and gdImageCreateTrueColor() buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 26403 - PHP 5.2.4 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28147
OSVDB: 36870 - PHP libgd Multiple Functions Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 16071 - PHP < 5.2.4 Multiple Integer Overflows Allow Remote DoS and Code Execution, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3023

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

Created: 09/03/2007 18:13
Updated: 07/25/2019 20:08
Changes: 09/03/2007 18:13 (100), 07/25/2019 20:08 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:C0F:103

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