Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-3998
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Threat overview for CVE-2007-3998
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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue
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IPs affected by CVE-2007-3998 24,373
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3998
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 1.76%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 87 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-3998
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-3998
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
Vendor statements for CVE-2007-3998
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Red Hat 2007-09-05This issue did not affect the versions of PHP as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0889.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0890.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLogVendor Advisory
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
Broken Link
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http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/
Trustix | Empowering Trust and Security in the Digital AgeBroken Link
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http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-wordwrap-vulnerability/
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023
Permissions Required;Third Party Advisory
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https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2007-September/msg00354.html
Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/
404: Page not found | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444
Third Party Advisory
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http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-449.htm
Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0891.html
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1578
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
PHP: PHP 5.2.4 Release AnnouncementVendor Advisory
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https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043
Bug #173043 “php5 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.1 introduced segfault regressio...” : Bugs : php5 package : UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
Broken Link
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http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:187
Third Party Advisory
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https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10603
Third Party Advisory
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2
USN-549-2: PHP regression | Ubuntu security notices | UbuntuThird Party Advisory
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