Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2007-1453
Published: September 5, 2008 / Updated: June 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110437
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1453
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Buffer underflow in the PHP_FILTER_TRIM_DEFAULT macro in the filtering extension (ext/filter) in PHP 5.2.0 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by calling filter_var with certain modes such as FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, which causes filter to write a null byte in whitespace that precedes the buffer.
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1453
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25056
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25062
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_1.php
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-19-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22922