Vulnerability in PHP
CVE-2007-2872
Multiple integer overflows in the chunk_split function in PHP 5 before 5.2.3 and PHP 4 before 4.4.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via the (1) chunks, (2) srclen, and (3) chunklen arguments.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.089 (95.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 95.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.089 · newest: 0.089 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- PHP — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/26231 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- launchpad.net/bugs/173043
- secunia.com/advisories/27110 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0888.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/26048 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.sec-consult.com/291.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.020.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/28750 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0059 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-2872?
- CVE-2007-2872 is a vulnerability in PHP, classified under CWE-189. Published 2007-06-04.
- Is CVE-2007-2872 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.