CVE-2007-1401 : Buffer overflow in the crack extension (CrackLib), as bundled with PHP 4.4.6 and

Buffer overflow in the crack extension (CrackLib), as bundled with PHP 4.4.6 and other versions before 5.0.0, might allow local users to gain privileges via a long argument to the crack_opendict function.

Published 2007-03-10 22:19:00

Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2007-1401

PHP » PHP » Version: 4.4.6
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2007-1401

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2007-1401 100

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-1401

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 21 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-1401

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
6.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C	3.4	10.0	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Complete Integrity Impact: Complete Availability Impact: Complete

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-1401

Red Hat 2007-03-19

Not vulnerable. PHP as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, and 5 does not include Cracklib support.

References for CVE-2007-1401