SB2018101624 - Input validation error in PHP
Published: October 16, 2018 Updated: June 8, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101624
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-3205)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to corrupt data.
The parse_str function in (1) PHP, (2) Hardened-PHP, and (3) Suhosin, when called without a second parameter, might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary variables by specifying variable names and values in the string to be parsed. NOTE: it is not clear whether this is a design limitation of the function or a bug in PHP, although it is likely to be regarded as a bug in Hardened-PHP and Suhosin.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://osvdb.org/39834
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2800
- http://www.acid-root.new.fr/advisories/14070612.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471178/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471204/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/471275/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34836