Description
The mb_parse_str function in PHP 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1 sets the internal register_globals flag and does not disable it in certain cases when a script terminates, which allows remote attackers to invoke available PHP scripts with register_globals functionality that is not detectable by these scripts, as demonstrated by forcing a memory_limit violation.
Published: 2007-03-21
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 23.6% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1283-1 New php5 packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-455-1 PHP vulnerabilities
References
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172 cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0155.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24909 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24924 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24945 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/24965 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25056 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25057 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25062 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/25445 cve-icon cve-icon
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 cve-icon cve-icon
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml cve-icon cve-icon
http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:088 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:089 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:090 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-26-2007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0153.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0162.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466166/100/0/threaded cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23016 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-455-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 cve-icon cve-icon
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1268 cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-1583 cve-icon
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10245 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1583 cve-icon
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Php Php
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Application Stack
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T12:59:08.864Z

Reserved: 2007-03-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-1583

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-03-21T23:19:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-1583

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2007-03-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2007-1583 - Bugzilla

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