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A vulnerability has been found in PHP up to 4.3.1 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component socket_iovec_alloc(). The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer coercion vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-192. Integer coercion refers to a set of flaws pertaining to the type casting, extension, or truncation of primitive data types. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Integer signedness error in emalloc() function for PHP before 4.3.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via negative arguments to functions such as (1) socket_recv, (2) socket_recvfrom, and possibly other functions.

The weakness was disclosed 03/25/2003 by Sir Mordred as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2003-0166. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at securityfocus.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (11698) and Tenable (11468). The entries 20321 and 67722 are pretty similar.

Productinfo

Type

• Programming Language Software

Name

• PHP

Version

• 4.0
• 4.0.1
• 4.0.2
• 4.0.3
• 4.0.4
• 4.0.5
• 4.0.6
• 4.0.7
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.3
• 4.3.1

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer coercion
CWE: CWE-192 / CWE-189
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 11468
Nessus Name: PHP socket_iovec_alloc() Function Overflow
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: securityfocus.com

Timelineinfo

03/25/2003 🔍
03/25/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/25/2003 +0 days 🔍
03/26/2003 +0 days 🔍
04/02/2003 +7 days 🔍
06/05/2005 +795 days 🔍
03/08/2021 +5755 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Sir Mordred
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0166 (🔍)
X-Force: 11698 - PHP str_repeat integer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8212 - DoS and Code Execution in PHP 4.0 0 - 4.3.1 via Multiple Functions, High
SecurityFocus: 7187 - PHP socket_iovec_alloc() Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2003 01:00
Updated: 03/08/2021 07:45
Changes: 03/25/2003 01:00 (50), 12/13/2016 20:20 (24), 03/08/2021 07:39 (2), 03/08/2021 07:45 (1)
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