PHP 4.4.6/5.2.1 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in PHP 4.4.6/5.2.1. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2007-1864. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.4.6/5.2.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the bundled libxmlrpc library in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

The bug was discovered 05/03/2007. The weakness was released 05/03/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us2.php.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-1864 since 04/04/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 67497 (Oracle Linux 4 : php (ELSA-2007-0349)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12564 (PHP Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 4.4.7 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (34411), Tenable (67497), SecurityFocus (BID 23813†), OSVDB (34674†) and Secunia (SA26102†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-35871, VDB-35694, VDB-35646 and VDB-35624. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 67497
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 4 : php (ELSA-2007-0349)
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OpenVAS ID: 58451
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1330-1 (php5)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 4.4.7

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: us2.php.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-1864 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-1864
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-36636

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X-Force: 34411
SecurityFocus: 23813 - PHP Prior to 5.2.2/4.4.7 Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 26102
OSVDB: 34674 - PHP libxmlrpc Unspecified Remote Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018024
Vulnerability Center: 15089 - PHP Unspecified Buffer Overflow in the Bundled libxmlrpc Library, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-2187

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/13/2015 14:56
Updated: 07/19/2019 08:12
Changes: 03/13/2015 14:56 (88), 07/19/2019 08:12 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:27A:103

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