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A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.3.1 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function openlog
. The manipulation of the argument filename
with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Buffer overflow in openlog function for PHP 4.3.1 on Windows operating system, and possibly other OSes, allows remote attackers to cause a crash and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename argument.
The weakness was released 03/27/2003 by Sir Mordred (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2003-0172 since 03/28/2003. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at beyonce.beyondsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11468 (PHP socket_iovec_alloc() Function Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11637), Tenable (11468) and Exploit-DB (729). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-22.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 11468
Nessus Name: PHP socket_iovec_alloc() Function Overflow
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03/25/2003 🔍03/27/2003 🔍
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Sources
Product: php.orgAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Sir Mordred
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2003-0172 (🔍)
X-Force: 11637
Vulnerability Center: 1335 - Buffer Overflow in PHP openlog() Function Allows Arbitrary Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 7210 - PHP openlog() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 2113 - PHP openlog() Function Remote Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 08/08/2014 12:40Updated: 06/28/2021 14:00
Changes: 08/08/2014 12:40 (76), 05/10/2019 14:13 (2), 06/28/2021 14:00 (3)
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