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CVE-2007-4887 Details

Description

The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the library parameter. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562	CVE
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01345501	CVE
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/27659	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/28750	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040	CVE
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3133	CVE
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943	CVE
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5767	CVE
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242	CVE
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml	CVE
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5	CVE
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478985/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478988/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26403	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3825	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0398	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references	CVE
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562	[email protected]
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01345501	[email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/27659	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/28750	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/29420	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/30040	[email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3133	[email protected]
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943	[email protected]
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5767	[email protected]
http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242	[email protected]
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml	[email protected]
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5	[email protected]
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478985/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478988/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26403	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3825	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0398	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-20	Improper Input Validation	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
php php	<= 5.2.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:php:php:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 14, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]