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CVE-2007-1401
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…
Medium6.9EPSS 0.79%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 44% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.9.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/php_446_crack_opendict_local_bof.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 3431 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- 2405 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20070308 PHP 4.4.6 crack_opendict() local buffer overflow poc exploit (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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