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CVE-2007-4661 Detail

Description

The chunk_split function in string.c in PHP 5.2.3 does not properly calculate the needed buffer size due to precision loss when performing integer arithmetic with floating point numbers, which has unknown attack vectors and impact, possibly resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2872.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Mandriva (09/18/2007)

Not vulnerable. Mandriva has not issued an update to date to fix CVE-2007-2872 and the updates in progress are using a correct fix.

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/05/2007)

Not vulnerable. Red Hat did not include an incomplete fix for CVE-2007-2872 for PHP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Red Hat Application Stack.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/string.c?r1=1.445.2.14.2.58&r2=1.445.2.14.2.59 CVE, MITRE Exploit 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642 CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658 CVE, MITRE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml CVE, MITRE
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4 CVE, MITRE
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2 CVE, MITRE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702 CVE, MITRE
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043 CVE, MITRE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-399 Resource Management Errors cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4661
NVD Published Date:
09/04/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE