FKIE_CVE-2007-1401

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-03-10 22:19 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:37
Severity
Summary
Buffer overflow in the crack extension (CrackLib), as bundled with PHP 4.4.6 and other versions before 5.0.0, might allow local users to gain privileges via a long argument to the crack_opendict function.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://retrogod.altervista.org/php_446_crack_opendict_local_bof.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/2405
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462226/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3431
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://retrogod.altervista.org/php_446_crack_opendict_local_bof.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2405
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462226/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3431
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
php php 4.4.6
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:37:30.903",
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