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CVE-2007-1711 json

Double free vulnerability in the unserializer in PHP 4.4.5 and 4.4.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwr…

published 2007-03-27 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-1705

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
7.7%
EPSS 7.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 94%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Double free vulnerability in the unserializer in PHP 4.4.5 and 4.4.6 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by overwriting variables pointing to (1) the GLOBALS array or (2) the session data in _SESSION. NOTE: this issue was introduced when attempting to patch CVE-2007-1701 (MOPB-31-2007).

Patch / fix

  • php RHEL 3 4.3.2-40.ent
  • php RHEL 4 4.3.9-3.22.4
  • php-gd RHEL 4 4.3.9-3.22.4
  • php-imap RHEL 3 4.3.2-40.ent
  • php-imap RHEL 4 4.3.9-3.22.4
  • php-ldap RHEL 3 4.3.2-40.ent
  • php-ldap RHEL 4 4.3.9-3.22.4
  • php-odbc RHEL 3 4.3.2-40.ent

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0155RHSA-2007:0163RHSA-2007:0154

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2007-1711 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 php 4.3.2-40.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-40.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-40.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-40.ent
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 php 4.1.2-2.17, php-imap 4.1.2-2.17, php-ldap 4.1.2-2.17, php-odbc 4.1.2-2.17, php-mysql 4.1.2-2.17, php-pgsql 4.1.2-2.17, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0154
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php 4.3.2-40.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-40.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-40.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-40.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.4, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.4, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 php 4.1.2-2.17, php-imap 4.1.2-2.17, php-ldap 4.1.2-2.17, php-odbc 4.1.2-2.17, php-mysql 4.1.2-2.17, php-pgsql 4.1.2-2.17, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0154
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php 4.3.2-40.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-40.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-40.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-40.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.4, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0155
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 php 4.1.2-2.17, php-imap 4.1.2-2.17, php-ldap 4.1.2-2.17, php-odbc 4.1.2-2.17, php-mysql 4.1.2-2.17, php-pgsql 4.1.2-2.17, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0154
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php 4.3.2-40.ent, php-imap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-ldap 4.3.2-40.ent, php-odbc 4.3.2-40.ent, php-mysql 4.3.2-40.ent, php-pgsql 4.3.2-40.ent Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.4, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.4, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0155
  • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 php 4.1.2-2.17, php-imap 4.1.2-2.17, php-ldap 4.1.2-2.17, php-odbc 4.1.2-2.17, php-mysql 4.1.2-2.17, php-pgsql 4.1.2-2.17, +1 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0154
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  • Red Hat Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1) stronghold-php 4.1.2-15, stronghold-php-imap 4.1.2-15, stronghold-php-ldap 4.1.2-15, stronghold-php-odbc 4.1.2-15, stronghold-php-snmp 4.1.2-15, stronghold-php-mysql 4.1.2-15, +2 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0163

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-3586)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

7.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-3586 PHP 4.4.5/4.4.6 - 'session_decode()' Double-Free (PoC) dos, 2007-03-27

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Technology feeds

References

Sources

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