Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-1711
Published: October 16, 2018 / Updated: June 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110426
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-2007-1711
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.
Double free vulnerability in the unserializer in PHP 4.4.5 and 4.4.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting variables pointing to (1) the GLOBALS array or (2) the session data in _SESSION. NOTE: this issue was introduced when attempting to patch CVE-2007-1701 (MOPB-31-2007).
Affected software
PHP
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/php
Gentoo Linux
dev-lang/php
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1711
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - update to 4.4.7
dev-lang/php - update to 5.2.2
dev-lang/php - update to 5.2.2
Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes
External References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0154.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0155.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0163.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24910
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24924
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24941
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24945
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25025
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25062
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25445
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26235
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1282
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:087
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:088
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-32-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466166/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23121
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33575
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1268
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10406