CVE-2007-2844 Information

Description

PHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1 when running on multi-threaded systems does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access.

Reference

http://blog.php-security.org/archives/82-Suhosin-0.9.20-and-crypt-Thread-Safety-Vulnerability.html http://osvdb.org/36088 http://secunia.com/advisories/25434 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24109 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34601