PHP 5.2.3 chunk_split resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PHP 5.2.3. The impacted element is the function chunk_split. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4660. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP 5.2.3 (Programming Language Software). Affected is the function chunk_split. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the chunk_split function in PHP before 5.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to an incorrect size calculation.

The bug was discovered 08/30/2007. The weakness was presented 09/04/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at php.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4660 since 09/04/2007. 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 known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 29838 (Debian DSA-1444-2 : 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.

Upgrading to version 5.2.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36624), Tenable (29838), SecurityFocus (BID 24268†), OSVDB (45874†) and Secunia (SA26642†). See VDB-3203, VDB-3288, VDB-3284 and VDB-3285 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 29838
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1444-2 : php5 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 60099
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1444-1 (php5)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.2.3

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03/16/2015 +2609 days 🔍
07/21/2021 +2319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: php.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2007-4660 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38628

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X-Force: 36624
SecurityFocus: 24268
Secunia: 26642
OSVDB: 45874 - CVE-2007-4660 - PHP - Unspecified Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16078 - PHP <5.2.4 chunk_split Function Unspecified Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3023

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/21/2021 18:40
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (75), 07/25/2019 20:50 (5), 07/21/2021 18:40 (4)
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