CVE-2007-4782: php Improper Control of Generation of Code

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4782 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in php. EPSS estimates a 4.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 10-09-2007
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

PHP before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long string in the pattern parameter to the glob function; or (2) a long string in the string parameter to the fnmatch function, accompanied by a pattern parameter value with undefined characteristics, as demonstrated by a "*[1]e" value. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability in most web server environments that support multiple threads, unless these issues can be demonstrated for code execution.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of CodeThe product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.