PHP php_iisfunc.dll buffer overflow
| php-phpiisfunc-bo (36262) |  High Risk |
Description:
PHP is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by multiple functions in the php_iisfunc.dll library. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges or cause a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.5
- PHP, PHP 5.1.0
- PHP, PHP 5.1.1
- PHP, PHP 5.1.2
- PHP, PHP 5.1.3
- PHP, PHP 5.1.4
- PHP, PHP 5.1.5
- PHP, PHP 5.1.6
- PHP, PHP 5.2.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 4, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Privileges
References:
- PHP Web site, PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor at http://www.php.net/.
- BID-25452: PHP IISFunc Extension Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-4586: Multiple buffer overflows in php_iisfunc.dll in the iisfunc extension for PHP 5.2.0 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code, probably during Unicode conversion, as demonstrated by a long string in the first argument to the iis_getservicestate function, related to the ServiceId argument to the (1) fnStartService, (2) fnGetServiceState, (3) fnStopService, and possibly other functions.
Reported:
Aug 27, 2007
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