Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-2509
Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110402
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2509
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to corrupt data.
CRLF injection vulnerability in the ftp_putcmd function in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary FTP commands via CRLF sequences in the parameters to earlier FTP commands.
Affected software
PHP
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/php
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/php
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2509
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - addressed in versions 4.4.7, 4.10, 5.2.2
dev-lang/php - update to 5.2.2
dev-lang/php - update to 5.2.2
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25187
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25191
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25318
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25365
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25372
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25660
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26048
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26967
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27351
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2672
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-231.htm
- http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php
- http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1295
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1296
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:102
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:103
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0349.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0355.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0888.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/463596/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23813
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23818
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018022
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-462-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2187
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34413
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10839
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0348.html