high
7.5
CWE
119 674
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-1285: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Mar 06 2007(Updated: )

The Zend Engine in PHP 4.x before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion and PHP crash) via deeply nested arrays, which trigger deep recursion in the variable destruction routines.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP=4.3.9
Zend Engine
PHP=5.1.5
PHP=5.1.2
PHP=4.2.0
PHP=5.1.1
PHP=4.4.4
PHP=4.1.0
PHP=5.1.6
PHP=4.3.4
PHP=4.0.4
PHP=4.3.0
PHP=4.0.5
PHP=5.0.5
PHP=4.3.6
PHP=5.0.1
PHP=4.0.7-rc4
PHP=5.1.4
PHP=4.0.7-rc2
PHP=4.3.7
PHP=5.0.4
PHP=4.0.7-rc1
PHP=4.2.2
PHP=4.4.2
PHP=4.3.2
PHP=4.3.11
PHP=4.0.0
PHP=4.0.3-patch1
PHP=4.0.7
PHP=4.0.2
PHP=4.3.3
PHP=4.1.1
PHP=4.4.3
PHP=5.0.3
PHP=4.2.3
PHP=5.1.0
PHP=4.4.5
PHP=4.0.1-patch1
PHP=4.0.1-patch2
PHP=4.0.6
PHP=5.2.0
PHP=4.1.2
PHP=4.0.7-rc3
PHP=4.3.1
PHP=5.1.3
PHP=4.4.0
PHP=4.3.10
PHP=4.2.1
PHP=4.0.4-patch1
PHP=4.0.1
PHP=5.0.2
PHP=4.4.6
PHP=4.4.1
PHP=5.2.1
PHP=4.0.3
PHP=4.3.8
PHP=4.3.5
PHP>=4.0.0<4.4.7
PHP>=5.0.0<5.2.2
Ubuntu Linux=7.10
SUSE Linux=10.0
SUSE Linux=10.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10-sp1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop=4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server=4.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=2.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation=4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-1285?

    CVE-2007-1285 is categorized as a denial of service vulnerability that can lead to PHP crashes due to stack exhaustion.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-1285?

    To fix CVE-2007-1285, upgrade your PHP version to at least 4.4.7 or 5.2.2 or later.

  • What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2007-1285?

    CVE-2007-1285 affects PHP versions 4.x before 4.4.7 and 5.x before 5.2.2.

  • What type of attacks can exploit CVE-2007-1285?

    CVE-2007-1285 can be exploited through remote attacks that employ deeply nested arrays, causing deep recursion.

  • Is CVE-2007-1285 fixed in later versions of PHP?

    Yes, CVE-2007-1285 is fixed in PHP versions 4.4.7 and 5.2.2 and later.

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