CVE-2011-1938 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 23.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the socket_connect function in ext/sockets/sockets.c in PHP 5.3.3 through 5.3.6 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname for a UNIX socket.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 23.13% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-05-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 5.3.6 - Local Buffer Overflow (ROP) | 2011-07-04 |
| exploit-db | PHP 5.3.5 - 'socket_connect()' Local Buffer Overflow | 2011-05-25 |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/1
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/9
- http://osvdb.org/72644
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8262
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8294
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/ext/sockets/sockets.c?r1=311369&r2=311368&pathrev=311369
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=311369
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17318/
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.7
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-18-1
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67606
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
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