CVE-2007-1582: Medium severity PHP PHP vulnerability

Published Mar 21, 2007

Updated

The resource system in PHP 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by interrupting certain functions in the GD (ext/gd) extension and unspecified other extensions via a userspace error handler, which can be used to destroy and modify internal resources.

Affected Software

75 affected components

PHP PHP=4.3.9

PHP PHP=4.0-beta1

PHP PHP=5.1.5

PHP PHP=5.1.2

PHP PHP=4.0-beta4

PHP PHP=4.2.0

PHP PHP=5.1.1

PHP PHP=4.4.4

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta1

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-rc1

PHP PHP=5.0.5

PHP PHP=4.3.6

PHP PHP=5.0.1

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=4.0-rc1

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=5.0-rc3

PHP PHP=4.1.1

PHP PHP=4.4.3

PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc2

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=5.0.0-rc3

PHP PHP=4.0

PHP PHP=4.0-beta2

PHP PHP=4.0.1-patch2

PHP PHP=4.0.6

PHP PHP=5.2.0

PHP PHP=5.0-rc2

PHP PHP=4.1.2

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta3

PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc3

PHP PHP=4.0-rc2

PHP PHP=4.3.1

PHP PHP=5.1.3

PHP PHP=4.0-beta_4_patch1

PHP PHP=4.4.0

PHP PHP=4.3.10

PHP PHP=4.2.1

PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc1

PHP PHP=4.0.4-patch1

PHP PHP=4.0.1

PHP PHP=5.0.2

PHP PHP=4.4.6

PHP PHP=4.2

PHP PHP=4.4.1

PHP PHP=4.0-beta3

PHP PHP=5.2.1

PHP PHP=4.0.3

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta4

PHP PHP=5.0.0

PHP PHP=4.3.8

PHP PHP=4.3.5

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta2

Event History

Mar 21, 2007

CVE Published

11:19 PM

Mar 22, 2007

CVE Published

via MITRE·03:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·03:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1582?

CVE-2007-1582 is a critical vulnerability that can allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2007-1582?

To mitigate CVE-2007-1582, upgrade to a patched version of PHP that is not vulnerable, specifically versions above 5.2.1.

What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2007-1582?

CVE-2007-1582 affects PHP versions from 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1.

What types of attacks are possible with CVE-2007-1582?

CVE-2007-1582 allows attackers to exploit the GD extension and potentially execute arbitrary code due to userspace error handling.

Is CVE-2007-1582 applicable to PHP 5.3 and later versions?

No, CVE-2007-1582 does not apply to PHP versions 5.3 and later, which are not affected by this vulnerability.