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CVE-2011-1938

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Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the socket_connect function in ext/sockets/sockets.c in PHP 5.3.3 through 5.3.6 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long pathname for a UNIX socket.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67606

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49241

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html

http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-18-1

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.7

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2399

http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=311369

http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/ext/sockets/sockets.c?r1=311369&r2=311368&pathrev=311369

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8294

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8262

http://osvdb.org/72644

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/9

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/24/1

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-05-31

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.50514

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