What is the severity of CVE-2007-4887?

CVE-2007-4887 has been classified with a severity that can lead to denial of service, causing application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2007-4887?

To mitigate CVE-2007-4887, upgrade PHP to version 5.2.5 or later.

What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2007-4887?

CVE-2007-4887 affects PHP versions up to and including 5.2.4.

What type of attack is associated with CVE-2007-4887?

CVE-2007-4887 allows context-dependent attackers to exploit a long string in the library parameter to cause denial of service.

Is CVE-2007-4887 a widely exploitable vulnerability?

CVE-2007-4887 is considered to have limited usage scenarios under which it can be exploited.

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CVE-2007-4887

medium

4.3

CWE

14/9/2007

7/8/2024

CVE-2007-4887: Input Validation

First published: Fri Sep 14 2007(Updated: )

The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the library parameter. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PHP	<=5.2.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 has been classified with a severity that can lead to denial of service, causing application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4887?
To mitigate CVE-2007-4887, upgrade PHP to version 5.2.5 or later.
What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 affects PHP versions up to and including 5.2.4.
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 allows context-dependent attackers to exploit a long string in the library parameter to cause denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-4887 a widely exploitable vulnerability?
CVE-2007-4887 is considered to have limited usage scenarios under which it can be exploited.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 has been classified with a severity that can lead to denial of service, causing application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4887?
To mitigate CVE-2007-4887, upgrade PHP to version 5.2.5 or later.
What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 affects PHP versions up to and including 5.2.4.
What type of attack is associated with CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 allows context-dependent attackers to exploit a long string in the library parameter to cause denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-4887 a widely exploitable vulnerability?
CVE-2007-4887 is considered to have limited usage scenarios under which it can be exploited.