CVE-2007-1890

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the msg_receive function in PHP 4 before 4.4.5 and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, on FreeBSD and possibly other platforms, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain maxsize values, as demonstrated by 0xffffffff.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.67% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory php-security.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-43-2007.html	exploit vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23236	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33775	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1890?: CVE-2007-1890 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1890?: To fix CVE-2007-1890, 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-2007-1890 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-1890 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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