Vulnerability in Php

CVE-2007-2844

PHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1, when running on multi-threaded systems, does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex, which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Php — versions 4.0, 4.0.0, 4.0.1
  • N/a — versions n/a

References