CVE-2011-3189

Public Exploit

Description

The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an arbitrary password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.37% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://osvdb.org/74726 vdb entry
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380261
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
http://secunia.com/advisories/45678 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/4 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55439 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69429 vdb entry
http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3189?
CVE-2011-3189 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-3189?
To fix CVE-2011-3189, 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-2011-3189 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2011-3189 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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