SB2017072918 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP

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SB2017072918 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP

Published: July 29, 2017 Updated: June 10, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017072918
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1824)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Buffer overflow in the php_stream_filter_create function in PHP 5 before 5.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a php://filter/ URL that has a name ending in the '.' character.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1452)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to corrupt data.

The FDF support (ext/fdf) in PHP 5.2.0 and earlier does not implement the input filtering hooks for ext/filter, which allows remote attackers to bypass web site filters via an application/vnd.fdf formatted POST.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References