CVE-2007-4887 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash PHP applications by passing a long string to the dl function, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-4887?
CVE-2007-4887 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 14 Sep 2007. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the library parameter. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4887?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2007-4887?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-4887 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4887 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fr5p-wxp2-3q76.