CVE-2007-4887 : The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to c

The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the library parameter. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.

Published 2007-09-14 00:17:00

Updated 2018-10-15 21:38:38

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2007-4887

PHP » PHP
Versions up to, including, (<=) 5.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

Threat overview for CVE-2007-4887

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2007-4887 7,352

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4887

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4.56%

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

~ 93 %

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

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4887

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2007-4887

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2007-4887

Red Hat 2007-09-14

The argument passed to the dl() function must always be under the control of the script author. We therefore do not consider this to be a security issue.
Mandriva 2007-09-18

Because the argument passed to the dl() function are always under the control of the author, Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.

References for CVE-2007-4887

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