CVE-2007-2844

NameCVE-2007-2844
DescriptionPHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1, when running on multi-threaded systems, does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex, which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
php4source(unstable)(not affected)
php5source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- php5 <not-affected> (Multi-threaded operation not supported in Debian)
- php4 <not-affected> (Multi-threaded operation not supported in Debian)

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