CVE-2011-3268

critical

Description

Buffer overflow in the crypt function in PHP before 5.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a long salt argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69427

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

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://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/standard/php_crypt_r.c?r1=311300&r2=311390&pathrev=315218

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

http://osvdb.org/74738

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

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2011-08-25

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

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

Severity: Critical

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