CVE-2007-1401

high

Description

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

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3431

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/462226/100/0/threaded

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2405

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-03-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00082