CVE-2007-3799

Description

The session_start function in ext/session in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.7 and 5.x up to 5.2.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary attributes into the session cookie via special characters in a cookie that is obtained from (1) PATH_INFO, (2) the session_id function, and (3) the session_start function, which are not encoded or filtered when the new session cookie is generated, a related issue to CVE-2006-0207.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.07% Top 10%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30288 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0888.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24268 vdb entry
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://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27351 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26930 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
http://secunia.com/advisories/28249 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1578 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27545 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm
http://osvdb.org/36855 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/PMOPB-46-2007.html
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26895 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9792 vdb entry signature
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.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_15_sr.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3799?
CVE-2007-3799 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3799?
To fix CVE-2007-3799, 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-2007-3799 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3799 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~8% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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