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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2007-4887 Detail

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/14/2007)

The argument passed to the dl() function must always be under the control of the script author. We therefore do not consider this to be a security issue.

Official Statement from Mandriva (09/18/2007)

Because the argument passed to the dl() function are always under the control of the author, Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-4887
NVD Published Date:
09/13/2007
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE