CVE-2007-2872 describes multiple integer overflow vulnerabilities within the chunk_split function in PHP versions 5 prior to 5.2.3 and 4 prior to 4.4.8. These flaws can be triggered remotely by manipulating the chunks, srclen, and chunklen arguments. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a medium attack complexity and can lead to a denial of service (crash) or potentially arbitrary code execution. While there is an ExploitDB entry (EDB-30117) detailing an integer overflow in PHP 5.1.6, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.4.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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