CVE-2007-4661

N/A Unknown
Published: September 04, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
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
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
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
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26642
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26838
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.4%
82th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119 CWE-399

Affected Vendors

php

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