CVE-2007-4659

Description

The zend_alter_ini_entry function in PHP before 5.2.4 does not properly handle an interruption to the flow of execution triggered by a memory_limit violation, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.87% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36380	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/26822	third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444	vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4	patch
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/	vendor advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
http://secunia.com/advisories/28249	third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27377	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023	vdb entry
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4659?: CVE-2007-4659 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-4659?: To fix CVE-2007-4659, 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-2007-4659 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-4659 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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