CVE-2007-1285: Buffer Overflow

Published Mar 6, 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.

Affected Software

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

Event History

Mar 6, 2007
CVE Published
08:19 PM
Mar 7, 2007
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

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.

2

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.

3

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.

4

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.

5

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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