CVE-2007-3998

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 7
Modified
Published: 04 Sept 2007, 18:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 14:37

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
21/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
6.45% LOW
6% probability +0.56%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

04 Sept 2007, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 14:37
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The wordwrap function in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, does not properly use the breakcharlen variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash, or infinite loop) via certain arguments, as demonstrated by a 'chr(0), 0, ""' argument set.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 6.45%• Percentile: 91%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    6.06 | 6.10 | 7.04 | 7.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    3.1 | 4.0

  • Unknown•PHP

    ≥ 4.0.0, < 4.4.8 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.2.4

References (35)