Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-3998 (CCN-36623)

Assigned:2007-08-30
Published:2007-08-30
Updated:2018-10-26
Summary:The wordwrap function in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, does not properly use the breakcharlen variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash, or infinite loop) via certain arguments, as demonstrated by a 'chr(0), 0, ""' argument set.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.9 Low (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
3.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-20
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-3998

Source: SUSE
Type: Third Party Advisory
SUSE-SA:2008:004

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0889
Moderate: php security update

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2007:0889

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0890
Moderate: php security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0891
Moderate: php security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2007-0917
Moderate: php security update

Source: CCN
Type: SA26642
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26642

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26822

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26838

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26871

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26895

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26930

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
26967

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
27102

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
27377

Source: CCN
Type: SA27545
Avaya Products PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
27545

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
27864

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
28249

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
28658

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Third Party Advisory
30288

Source: CCN
Type: SECWEB Security Advisory 2007-08-30
PHP wordwrap vulnerability

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-wordwrap-vulnerability/

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-449
PHP security updates (RHSA-2007-0888 RHSA-2007-0889 & RHSA-2007-0890)

Source: CCN
Type: ASA-2007-478
PHP security update (RHSA-2007-0891)

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1444

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-1578

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1444
php5 -- several vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: DSA-1578
php4 -- several vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: GLSA-200710-02
PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities

Source: GENTOO
Type: Third Party Advisory
GLSA-200710-02

Source: MANDRIVA
Type: Third Party Advisory
MDKSA-2007:187

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4

Source: CCN
Type: PHP 5.2.4 Release Announcement
Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.4

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2007:0890

Source: REDHAT
Type: Third Party Advisory
RHSA-2007:0891

Source: TRUSTIX
Type: Broken Link
2007-0026

Source: CCN
Type: TLSA-2008-27
Multiple vulnerabilities exist in php

Source: CCN
Type: USN-549-1
PHP vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: USN-549-2
PHP regression

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-549-2

Source: VUPEN
Type: Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
ADV-2007-3023

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
php-wordwrap-dos(36623)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Broken Link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Broken Link
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043

Source: OVAL
Type: Third Party Advisory
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10603

Source: UBUNTU
Type: Third Party Advisory
USN-549-1

Source: FEDORA
Type: Third Party Advisory
FEDORA-2007-709

Source: SUSE
Type: SUSE-SA:2008:004
php5 php4 Security Problems

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 4.0.0 and < 4.4.8)
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version >= 5.0.0 and < 5.2.4)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration 3:
  • cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4::ws:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:open_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:6.06::lts:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:itanium_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:personal:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:turbolinux:turbolinux:*:*:multimedia:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:client_workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1::x86-64:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_application_stack:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5.z::as:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.5.z::es:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:open_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20073998
    V
    		CVE-2007-3998
    2015-11-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8065
    P
    		DSA-1578 php4 -- several vulnerabilities
    2015-02-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16967
    P
    		USN-549-2 -- php5 regression
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:17624
    P
    		USN-549-1 -- php5 vulnerabilities
    2014-06-30
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7538
    P
    		DSA-1444 php5 -- several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:18224
    P
    		DSA-1578-1 php4 - several vulnerabilities
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20198
    P
    		DSA-1444-1 php5 several issues
    2014-06-23
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:22339
    P
    		ELSA-2007:0890: php security update (Moderate)
    2014-05-26
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10603
    V
    		The wordwrap function in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, does not properly use the breakcharlen variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash, or infinite loop) via certain arguments, as demonstrated by a 'chr(0), 0, ""' argument set.
    2013-04-29
    oval:org.debian:def:1578
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-05-17
    oval:org.debian:def:1444
    V
    		several vulnerabilities
    2008-01-23
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070889
    P
    		RHSA-2007:0889: php security update (Moderate)
    2007-09-26
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20070890
    P
    		RHSA-2007:0890: php security update (Moderate)
    2007-09-20
    BACK
    php php *
    php php *
    debian debian linux 3.1
    debian debian linux 4.0
    canonical ubuntu linux 6.06
    canonical ubuntu linux 6.10
    canonical ubuntu linux 7.04
    canonical ubuntu linux 7.10
    php php 4.0.5
    php php 4.1.1
    php php 4.2.0
    php php 4.2.1
    php php 4.2.3
    php php 4.2.2
    php php 4.3.0
    php php 4.3.4
    php php 4.3.9
    php php 4.3.10
    php php 5.0.3
    php php 4.3.11
    php php 5.0.4
    php php 5.0.0
    php php 4.4.0
    php php 5.0.5
    php php 5.1.1
    php php 5.1.2
    php php 5.1.4
    php php 4.4.2
    php php 4.3.3
    php php 5.0.2
    php php 4.4.3
    php php 5.1.6
    php php 5.2.0
    php php 5.2.1
    php php 4.4.6
    php php 4.4.5
    php php 4.4.7
    php php 5.2.3
    php php 4.0 beta1
    php php 4.0.1
    php php 4.0.2
    php php 4.0.3
    php php 4.0.4
    php php 4.0.6
    php php 4.0.7
    php php 4.0 beta_4_patch1
    php php 4.0 beta1
    php php 4.0 beta2
    php php 4.0 beta3
    php php 4.0 beta4
    php php 4.1.0
    php php 4.1.2
    php php 4.3.1
    php php 4.3.2
    php php 4.3.5
    php php 4.3.6
    php php 4.3.7
    php php 4.3.8
    php php 4.4.1
    php php 4.4.4
    php php 5.0.0 beta1
    php php 5.0.0 beta2
    php php 5.0.0 beta3
    php php 5.0.0 beta4
    php php 5.0.0 rc1
    php php 5.0.0 rc2
    php php 5.0.0 rc3
    php php 5.0.1
    php php 5.1.0
    php php 5.1.3
    php php 5.1.5
    php php 5.2.2
    php php 4.0 rc1
    php php 4.0 rc2
    gentoo linux *
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    redhat enterprise linux 3
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    novell linux desktop 9
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    redhat enterprise linux 4
    novell open enterprise server *
    mandrakesoft mandrake multi network firewall 2.0
    canonical ubuntu 6.06
    novell suse linux enterprise server 10 sp2
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 4.0
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server 3.0
    turbolinux turbolinux personal *
    turbolinux turbolinux multimedia *
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 5.0
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007.1
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2008.0
    debian debian linux 4.0
    canonical ubuntu 7.04
    redhat enterprise linux 5
    canonical ubuntu 7.10
    mandrakesoft mandrake linux 2007.1
    redhat rhel application stack 2
    redhat enterprise linux 4.5.z
    redhat enterprise linux 4.5.z
    novell open enterprise server *
    novell opensuse 10.2
    novell opensuse 10.3