Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an arbitrary password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
08/25/2011
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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Change History
2 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
8/28/2017 9:30:05 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69429 [No Types Assigned] |
| Removed |
Reference |
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/69429 [No Types Assigned] |
|
Initial CVE Analysis -
8/25/2011 12:44:00 PM