Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4784 (CCN-36458)

Assigned:2007-09-04
Published:2007-09-04
Updated:2018-10-15
Summary:The setlocale function in PHP before 5.2.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the locale parameter.
Note: this might not be a vulnerability in most web server environments that support multiple threads, unless this issue can be demonstrated for code execution.
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)
4.1 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/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)
4.1 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:F/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: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 04 2007 - 16:09:56 CDT
PHP < 5.2.4 setlocale() denial of service

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4784

Source: SUSE
Type: UNKNOWN
SUSE-SA:2008:004

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
38687

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
27102

Source: SECUNIA
Type: UNKNOWN
28658

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
3114

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

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-200710-02

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 38687
PHP glibc Implementation setlocale() Function Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: PHP Web site
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20070904 PHP < 5.2.4 setlocale() denial of service

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
php-setlocale-dos(36458)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
php-setlocale-dos(36458)

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

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 5.2.3)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:5.0.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:5.2.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:gentoo:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:linux_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:novell:open_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:10:sp2:itanium_ia64:*:*:*:*:*
  • 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:20074784
    V
    CVE-2007-4784
    2015-11-16
    BACK
    php php *
    php php 5.0.3
    php php 5.0.4
    php php 5.0.0
    php php 5.0.5
    php php 5.1.1
    php php 5.1.2
    php php 5.1.4
    php php 5.0.2
    php php 5.1.6
    php php 5.2.0
    php php 5.2.1
    php php 5.2.3
    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
    gentoo linux *
    novell linux desktop 9
    novell open enterprise server *
    novell suse linux enterprise server 10 sp2
    novell open enterprise server *
    novell opensuse 10.2
    novell opensuse 10.3