Improper Input Validation Affecting php package, versions <0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.8


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.99% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-PHP-9845057
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jun 2007

Introduced: 1 Jun 2007

CVE-2007-3799  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 php to version 0:5.1.6-3.el4s1.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2007:0891.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php package and not the php package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The session_start function in ext/session in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.7 and 5.x up to 5.2.3 allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary attributes into the session cookie via special characters in a cookie that is obtained from (1) PATH_INFO, (2) the session_id function, and (3) the session_start function, which are not encoded or filtered when the new session cookie is generated, a related issue to CVE-2006-0207.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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