CVE-2007-2872

Description

Multiple integer overflows in the chunk_split function in PHP 5 before 5.2.3 and PHP 4 before 4.4.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via the (1) chunks, (2) srclen, and (3) chunklen arguments.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.04% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/26231 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
http://secunia.com/advisories/27110 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0888.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26048 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.sec-consult.com/291.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.020.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28750 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0059 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26967 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27351 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39398 vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018186 vdb entry
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.335136 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0398 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/36083 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/28936 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26930 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00397.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25456 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27037 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2061 vdb entry
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
http://secunia.com/advisories/27545 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.482863 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_3.php patch
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25535 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187 vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26895 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01345501 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/28318 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26871 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470244/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9424 vdb entry signature
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24261 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-2872?
CVE-2007-2872 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-2872?
To fix CVE-2007-2872, 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-2007-2872 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-2872 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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