The wordwrap function in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, does not properly use the breakcharlen variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash, or infinite loop) via certain arguments, as demonstrated by a 'chr(0), 0, ""' argument set.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade php5Upgrade php4 | Dec 10, 2025 | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/php. | Oct 30, 2017 | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade php-ncursesUpgrade php-cliUpgrade php-commonUpgrade php-xmlUpgrade php-imapUpgrade phpUpgrade php-snmpUpgrade php-ldapUpgrade php-develUpgrade php-mysqlUpgrade php-dbaUpgrade php-pgsqlUpgrade php-bcmathUpgrade php-gdUpgrade php-pdoUpgrade php-mbstringUpgrade php-xmlrpcUpgrade php-soapUpgrade php-odbc | Oct 16, 2024 | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Php | — | Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.4Upgrade to PHP version 4.4.8 | Oct 1, 2012 | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade php4-develUpgrade php5-jsonUpgrade php5-domUpgrade php4-qtdomUpgrade php4-readlineUpgrade php5-curlUpgrade php5-tidyUpgrade php5-shmopUpgrade suse-releaseUpgrade php5-gdUpgrade php4-recodeUpgrade php4-sysvshmUpgrade php5-zlibUpgrade php5-pspellUpgrade php5-mcryptUpgrade mod_php4-servletUpgrade php5-pdoUpgrade php5-calendarUpgrade php4-zlibUpgrade php5-bz2Upgrade php4-swfUpgrade php5-dbaUpgrade php4-fastcgiUpgrade php4-bz2Upgrade php5-pearUpgrade php5-mhashUpgrade php5-tokenizerUpgrade php4-fileproUpgrade php5-mysqlUpgrade php5-ncursesUpgrade php5-dbaseUpgrade php5-suhosinUpgrade php5-snmpUpgrade php5-bcmathUpgrade php4-mime_magicUpgrade php5-pgsqlUpgrade php5-gmpUpgrade php5-sysvmsgUpgrade apache2-mod_php4Upgrade php4-mhashUpgrade php5-xslUpgrade php4-sessionUpgrade php4-exifUpgrade php5-odbcUpgrade php4-ctypeUpgrade php5-exifUpgrade php4-iconvUpgrade php5-soapUpgrade php5-sqliteUpgrade php4-dbaUpgrade php5-ldapUpgrade php5-socketsUpgrade php5-iconvUpgrade php5-mbstringUpgrade php4-ypUpgrade php5-hashUpgrade php4-pearUpgrade mod_php4-apache2Upgrade php5-sysvsemUpgrade php5-fastcgiUpgrade php4-sysvsemUpgrade php5-sysvshmUpgrade php4-bcmathUpgrade php5-xmlrpcUpgrade php4-unixODBCUpgrade php4-gmpUpgrade php5-gettextUpgrade php4-mysqlUpgrade php5-posixUpgrade php4-ldapUpgrade apache2-mod_php5Upgrade php5-ftpUpgrade php4-pgsqlUpgrade php5-zipUpgrade php4-dbaseUpgrade php4-ftpUpgrade php4-socketsUpgrade php4-mbstringUpgrade php4-xsltUpgrade php5-develUpgrade php4-gettextUpgrade apache-mod_php4Upgrade php4-imapUpgrade php5-wddxUpgrade php4-gdUpgrade php5-xmlreaderUpgrade php4-snmpUpgrade php4-shmopUpgrade php5-pcntlUpgrade php5-imapUpgrade php4-wddxUpgrade mod_php4-coreUpgrade php4-mcalUpgrade php5-xmlwriterUpgrade php4-curlUpgrade php4-domxmlUpgrade php5-opensslUpgrade php4-mcryptUpgrade php5-ctypeUpgrade php4-calendar | Feb 17, 2015 | Sep 4, 2007 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libapache2-mod-php5Upgrade php5-cliUpgrade php5-cgi | Nov 8, 2024 | Sep 4, 2007 |
Prioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
With curated Threat Intelligence, you can see which vulnerabilities truly put you at risk, prioritize what matters most, and act before attackers do.
Explore Intelligence Hub