CVE-2007-4887
Published Sep 14, 2007
Last updated 6 years ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.3
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-20
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Vendor comments
- MandrivaBecause the argument passed to the dl() function are always under the control of the author, Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.
- Red HatThe 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.
Configurations
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