CVE-2007-1711

Description

Double free vulnerability in the unserializer in PHP 4.4.5 and 4.4.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting variables pointing to (1) the GLOBALS array or (2) the session data in _SESSION. NOTE: this issue was introduced when attempting to patch CVE-2007-1701 (MOPB-31-2007).

6.8

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 11.49% Top 10%

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Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23121	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283	vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0154.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466166/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24941	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25062	third party advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10406	vdb entry signature
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:087	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24945	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1282	vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1268
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33575	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/24924	third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0155.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24910	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25445	third party advisory
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-32-2007.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0163.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25025	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:088	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1711?: CVE-2007-1711 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1711?: To fix CVE-2007-1711, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-1711 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1711 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~11% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.