CVE-2007-2844
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-2844 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-05-24 18:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | PHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1, when running on multi-threaded systems, does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex, which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
CompleteAvailability
CompleteAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | beta_4_patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.1 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.1 | patch2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.3 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.4 | patch1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.0.7 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 4.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | beta4 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Php | Php | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHP Crypt Function Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| osvdb.org/36088 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| PHP crypt() Race Condition Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Suhosin 0.9.20 and crypt() Thread Safety Vulnerability - PHP Security Blog | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | blog.php-security.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-05-29 | Mark J Cox | Not vulnerable. PHP is not built or supported in a multi-threaded environment in the packages distributed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Application Stack. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.