CVE-2007-1399

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 20.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-03-10 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zip:// URL wrapper in PECL ZIP 1.8.3 and earlier, as bundled with PHP 5.2.0 and 5.2.1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long zip:// URL, as demonstrated by actively triggering URL access from a remote PHP interpreter via avatar upload or blog pingback.

Affected products

PHP: 5.2.0, 5.2.1
Pierrejoye Php Zip: before 1.8.4 — fixed in 1.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Pierrejoye Php Zip 1.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24471
http://secunia.com/advisories/24514
http://secunia.com/advisories/25938
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1330
http://www.osvdb.org/32782
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-16-2007.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22883
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0898
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32889
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24471

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