CVE-2007-3799

Publication date 16 July 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The session_start function in ext/session in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.7 and 5.x up to 5.2.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary attributes into the session cookie via special characters in a cookie that is obtained from (1) PATH_INFO, (2) the session_id function, and (3) the session_start function, which are not encoded or filtered when the new session cookie is generated, a related issue to CVE-2006-0207.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php4 9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
7.04 feisty Not in release
6.10 edgy Ignored end of life, was needed
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
php5 9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
7.10 gutsy
Fixed 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.1
7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.2.1-0ubuntu1.5
6.10 edgy
Fixed 5.1.6-1ubuntu2.7
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.10

Notes

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http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/session/session.c?r1=1.417.2.8.2.36&r2=1.417.2.8.2.37&pathrev=PHP_5_2 204-start-session-cookies.patch

Patch details

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Package Patch details
php4

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-549-1
    • PHP vulnerabilities
    • 29 November 2007

Other references