Buffer overflow in PHP - CVE-2007-1887
Published: July 21, 2022 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110411
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1887
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer overflow in the sqlite_decode_binary function in the bundled sqlite library in PHP 4 before 4.4.5 and PHP 5 before 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via an empty value of the in parameter, as demonstrated by calling the sqlite_udf_decode_binary function with a 0x01 character.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-41-2007.html
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_1.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23235
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-455-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25062
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25057
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24909
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_3.php
- 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-2007:088
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:089
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27037
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27110
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3386
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01178795
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2016
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33766
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5348