CVE-2007-6039 : PHP 5.2.5 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long str

PHP 5.2.5 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in (1) the domain parameter to the dgettext function, the message parameter to the (2) dcgettext or (3) gettext function, the msgid1 parameter to the (4) dngettext or (5) ngettext function, or (6) the classname parameter to the stream_wrapper_register function. 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.

Published 2007-11-20 19:46:00

Updated 2018-10-15 21:49:26

Source MITRE

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service

Threat overview for CVE-2007-6039

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Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 80

IPs affected by CVE-2007-6039 7,352

Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-6039

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.11%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 43 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-6039

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
2.1	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	3.9	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

CWE ids for CVE-2007-6039

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

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-2007-6039

Red Hat 2007-12-06

Red Hat doesn’t consider this a security issue. The arguments to the functions in question should always be under the control of the script author, rather than untrusted script input, so these issues would not be treated as security-sensitive.

References for CVE-2007-6039

Products affected by CVE-2007-6039

PHP » PHP
Versions up to, including, (<=) 5.2.4
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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