Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-2872
Published: February 13, 2023 / Updated: June 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110393
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2872
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2872
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - update to 5.2.3
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_3.php
- http://www.sec-consult.com/291.html
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00397.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.020.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0888.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2007&m=slackware-security.482863
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0023/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24261
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018186
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25535
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25456
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26930
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26871
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26895
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27351
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27377
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27545
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27864
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28318
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28750
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.335136
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28936
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0059
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01345501
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2061
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0398
- http://osvdb.org/36083
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39398
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9424
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470244/100/0/threaded