CVE-2007-1890: Integer Overflow

Published Apr 6, 2007
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Updated

Integer overflow in the msgreceive function in PHP 4 before 4.4.5 and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, on FreeBSD and possibly other platforms, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain maxsize values, as demonstrated by 0xffffffff.

Affected Software

64 affected components
PHP PHP=4.3.9
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=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=4.3.2
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=4.0.1-patch1
PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc3
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=4.3.1
PHP PHP=5.1.3
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=4.2
PHP PHP=4.4.1
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

Apr 6, 2007
CVE Published
01:19 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1890?

CVE-2007-1890 has a critical severity rating due to the potential for arbitrary code execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-1890?

To fix CVE-2007-1890, upgrade to PHP version 4.4.5 or later for PHP 4 and 5.2.1 or later for PHP 5.

3

Which PHP versions are affected by CVE-2007-1890?

CVE-2007-1890 affects PHP versions 4 before 4.4.5 and PHP 5 before 5.2.1.

4

Can CVE-2007-1890 be exploited on all platforms?

CVE-2007-1890 is confirmed to be exploitable on FreeBSD and possibly other platforms.

5

What type of attack does CVE-2007-1890 enable?

CVE-2007-1890 enables context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code through integer overflow.

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