CVE-2007-1900: CRLF Injection

Published Apr 10, 2007
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Updated

CRLF injection vulnerability in the FILTERVALIDATEEMAIL filter in ext/filter in PHP 5.2.0 and 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to inject arbitrary e-mail headers via an e-mail address with a '\n' character, which causes a regular expression to ignore the subsequent part of the address string.

Affected Software

2 affected components
PHP PHP=5.2.0
PHP PHP=5.2.1

Event History

Apr 10, 2007
CVE Published
06:19 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1900?

CVE-2007-1900 is considered a medium severity vulnerability due to its potential for CRLF injection, affecting the security of email headers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2007-1900?

To fix CVE-2007-1900, upgrade to a PHP version later than 5.2.1 that addresses this CRLF injection vulnerability.

3

Who is affected by CVE-2007-1900?

CVE-2007-1900 affects users of PHP versions 5.2.0 and 5.2.1, particularly those using the FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL filter.

4

What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2007-1900?

CVE-2007-1900 can be exploited to inject arbitrary email headers, potentially allowing for phishing or spam attacks.

5

What is the nature of the vulnerability in CVE-2007-1900?

CVE-2007-1900 is a CRLF injection vulnerability that allows attackers to manipulate email addresses and bypass validation.

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