SB2017072917 - Input validation error in PHP
Published: July 29, 2017 Updated: June 8, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017072917
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1886)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
Integer overflow in the str_replace function in PHP 4.4.5 and PHP 5.2.1 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unknown impact via a single character search string in conjunction with a single character replacement string, which causes an "off by one overflow."
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01056506
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c01086137
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25850
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-39-2007.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1991
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2374
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33768