CVE-2007-4887

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-4887
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-09-14 00:17:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the library parameter. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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
PHP <=5.2.4 extension_dir bypass & code exec & denial of service - windows version - CXSecurity.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
PHP 5.2.4 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
rPath update for php5 - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
About Security Update 2008-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 issues.rpath.com
APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 Security Update 2008-002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
HP-UX update for Apache - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
HPSBUX02308 SSRT080010 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache, Remote Execution of Arbitrary Code - c01345501 - HP Business Support Center af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 h20000.www2.hp.com
Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242 - rPath Wiki af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 wiki.rpath.com
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
Gentoo update for php - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
HP-UX update for Apache with PHP - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
PHP: PHP 5.2.5 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Mandriva2007-09-18Vincent DanenBecause the argument passed to the dl() function are always under the control of the author, Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.
Red Hat2007-09-14Mark J CoxThe argument passed to the dl() function must always be under the control of the script author. We therefore do not consider this to be a security issue.

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