The wordwrap function in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, does not properly use the breakcharlen variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash, or infinite loop) via certain arguments, as demonstrated by a 'chr(0), 0, ""' argument set.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DSA-1444-1 | New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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DSA-1444-2 | New php5 packages fix regression |
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DSA-1578-1 | New php4 packages fix several vulnerabilities |
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EUVD-2007-3982 | The wordwrap function in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, does not properly use the breakcharlen variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash, or infinite loop) via certain arguments, as demonstrated by a 'chr(0), 0, ""' argument set. |
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USN-549-1 | PHP vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T14:37:05.815Z
Reserved: 2007-07-25T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-3998

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-09-04T18:17:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-3998


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