| Name | CVE-2007-4255 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| NVD severity | high |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| php5 (PTS) | jessie | 5.6.33+dfsg-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 5.6.40+dfsg-0+deb8u8 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| php4 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | ||
| php5 | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
Only exploitable by malicious script