Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4255 (CCN-35830)

Assigned:2007-08-04
Published:2007-08-04
Updated:2018-10-15
Summary:Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
6.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
4.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:F/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Aug 04 2007 - 23:51:11 CDT
PHP mSQL (msql_connect) Buffer Overflow PoC

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4255

Source: CCN
Type: PHP mSQLsupport library Web site
PHP: mSQL Functions - Manual

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 36851
PHP mSQL Extension msql_connect Function Overflow

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070805 PHP mSQL (msql_connect) Buffer Overflow PoC

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
25213

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25213
PHP MSQL_Connect Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
php-msql-connect-bo(35830)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
php-msql-connect-bo(35830)

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: UNKNOWN
4260

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    php php 5.2.3
    php php 5.2.3