CVE-2007-1701

Summary

CVECVE-2007-1701
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-03-27 01:19:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionPHP 4 before 4.4.5, and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, when register_globals is enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via deserialization of session data, which overwrites arbitrary global variables, as demonstrated by calling session_decode on a string beginning with "_SESSION|s:39:".

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-502 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
HP Secure Web Server/Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX PHP Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
HPSBMA02215 SSRT071423 rev.1 - HP System Management Homepage (SMH) for Linux and Windows Running PHP, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code - c01056506 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
HP System Management Homepage PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
Gentoo update for php - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Third Party Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Third Party Advisory
MOPB-31-2007:PHP _SESSION Deserialization Overwrite Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php-security.org Third Party Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Third Party Advisory
HPSBTU02232 SSRT071429 rev.1 - Secure Web Server for HP Tru64 UNIX Powered by Apache (SWS) or HP Internet Express for Tru64 UNIX running PHP, Remote Arbitrary Code Execution, Unauthorized Disclosure of Information, or Denial of Service (DoS) - c01086137 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com Broken Link
PHP Session Data Deserialization Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2007-05-01Mark J CoxThis CVE name is a duplicate as the vulnerability is addressed by CVE-2007-0910.

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