CVE-2011-1938

Published: May 31, 2011Modified: Apr 29, 2026

7.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (4)

Products: Php: Php

Php

1 product

Php

Configuration A

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Php Php	Version 5.3.3
Php Php	Version 5.3.4
Php Php	Version 5.3.5
Php Php	Version 5.3.6

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (36)

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

http://osvdb.org/72644

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8262

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8294

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Patch

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17318/

Source: secalert@redhat.com

Exploit

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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

Source: secalert@redhat.com

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