CVE-2007-4658

Publication date 4 September 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The money_format function in PHP 5 before 5.2.4, and PHP 4 before 4.4.8, permits multiple (1) %i and (2) %n tokens, which has unknown impact and attack vectors, possibly related to a format string vulnerability.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 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

kees

from Line 7667, http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/string.c?r1=1.640&r2=1.641 202-money-format-abuse.patch

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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

Other references