Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-2511
Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110404
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-2511
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.
Buffer overflow in the user_filter_factory_create function in PHP before 5.2.2 has unknown impact and local attack vectors.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-2511
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2007-07/msg00006.html
- http://osvdb.org/34676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25191
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25255
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25372
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26048
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml
- http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
- http://viewcvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/user_filters.c?r1=1.31.2.4.2.5&r2=1.31.2.4.2.6
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:102
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0017/
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-462-1