VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-3268
Buffer overflow in the crypt function in PHP before 5.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a long salt argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
HIGH 10.0EPSS 5.72%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.72%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the crypt function in PHP before 5.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a long salt argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.72% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/74738
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/standard/php_crypt_r.c?r1=311300&r2=311390&pathrev=315218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.7
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-18-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69427
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://osvdb.org/74738
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/standard/php_crypt_r.c?r1=311300&r2=311390&pathrev=315218
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.7
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-18-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69427
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.