CVE-2007-1401 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 0.8% (pctl 55)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the crack extension (CrackLib), as bundled with PHP 4.4.6 and other versions before 5.0.0, might allow local users to gain privileges via a long argument to the crack_opendict function.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.79% — more likely to be exploited than 55% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 4.4.6 - 'crack_opendict()' Local Buffer Overflow | 2007-03-08 |
References
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/php_446_crack_opendict_local_bof.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2405
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462226/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3431
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/php_446_crack_opendict_local_bof.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2405
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462226/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3431
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