CVE-2011-3268: Buffer Overflow

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2011-3268?

CVE-2011-3268 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the risk of a buffer overflow which could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2011-3268?

To fix CVE-2011-3268, upgrade PHP to version 5.3.7 or later.

Q: What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2011-3268?

CVE-2011-3268 affects PHP versions prior to 5.3.7, specifically versions 4.x and 5.2.x.

Q: Are there any workarounds for CVE-2011-3268?

There are no effective workarounds for CVE-2011-3268 other than upgrading to a patched version of PHP.

Q: Who can be impacted by CVE-2011-3268?

Context-dependent attackers can exploit CVE-2011-3268, which may result in significant security risks for applications using vulnerable PHP versions.

Published Aug 25, 2011

Updated

Buffer overflow in the crypt function in PHP before 5.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a long salt argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.

Affected Software

105 affected components

PHP PHP=4.3.9

PHP PHP=4.4.9

PHP PHP=3.0

PHP PHP=5.2.9

PHP PHP=4.0-beta1

PHP PHP=3.0.5

PHP PHP=3.0.11

PHP PHP=5.1.5

PHP PHP=5.1.2

PHP PHP=4.0-beta4

PHP PHP=5.3.1

PHP PHP=4.2.0

PHP PHP=5.1.1

PHP PHP=3.0.1

PHP PHP=5.2.14

PHP PHP=3.0.2

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=5.2.2

PHP PHP=3.0.8

PHP PHP=5.0.5

PHP PHP=4.3.6

PHP PHP=3.0.13

PHP PHP=5.0.1

PHP PHP=5.1.4

PHP PHP=5.2.5

PHP PHP=4.3.7

PHP PHP=5.0.4

PHP PHP=4.2.2

PHP PHP=4.4.2

PHP PHP=5.2.12

PHP PHP=3.0.7

PHP PHP=4.3.2

PHP PHP=4.3.11

PHP PHP=4.0.0

PHP PHP=3.0.6

PHP PHP=3.0.17

PHP PHP=4.0.7

PHP PHP=4.0.2

PHP PHP=4.3.3

PHP PHP=2.0

PHP PHP=4.1.1

PHP PHP=3.0.15

PHP PHP=3.0.16

PHP PHP=5.2.11

PHP PHP=5.2.6

PHP PHP=5.3.0

PHP PHP=4.4.3

PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc2

PHP PHP=5.2.3

PHP PHP=5.3.3

PHP PHP=5.0.3

PHP PHP=3.0.10

PHP PHP=3.0.4

PHP PHP=4.2.3

PHP PHP=5.1.0

PHP PHP=4.4.5

PHP PHP=5.2.13

PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc3

PHP PHP=4.0-beta2

PHP PHP=2.0b10

PHP PHP=4.4.8

PHP PHP=4.0.6

PHP PHP=5.2.0

PHP PHP=5.2.4

PHP PHP=4.1.2

PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta3

PHP PHP=5.3.2

PHP PHP=5.3.4

PHP PHP=4.3.1

PHP PHP=5.1.3

PHP PHP=3.0.18

PHP PHP=4.0-beta_4_patch1

PHP PHP=4.4.0

PHP PHP=5.2.10

PHP PHP=4.3.10

PHP PHP=4.2.1

PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc1

PHP PHP=4.0.1

PHP PHP=1.0

PHP PHP=5.0.2

PHP PHP=4.4.6

PHP PHP=3.0.12

PHP PHP=5.3.5

PHP PHP<=5.3.6

PHP PHP=4.4.1

PHP PHP=4.0-beta3

PHP PHP=5.2.1

PHP PHP=4.0.3

PHP PHP=3.0.14

PHP PHP=3.0.9

PHP PHP=3.0.3

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

PHP PHP=5.2.8

PHP PHP=4.4.7

Event History

Aug 25, 2011

CVE Published

via MITRE·06:00 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·06:00 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-3268?

CVE-2011-3268 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to the risk of a buffer overflow which could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3268?

To fix CVE-2011-3268, upgrade PHP to version 5.3.7 or later.

What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2011-3268?