National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-1649
Original release date:03/24/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
PHP 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to read portions of heap memory by executing certain scripts with a serialized data input string beginning with S:, which does not properly track the number of input bytes being processed.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
- Official Statement from Red Hat (04/16/2007)
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Not vulnerable. These issues did not affect the versions of PHP as
shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5, Stronghold 4.0, or
Red Hat Application Stack 1.
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External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-29-2007.html
External Source: XF
Name: php-unserialize-information-disclosure(33170)
External Source: BID
Name: 23105
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDVSA-2008:126
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 24630