CVE-2007-4528

Published Aug 25, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 4.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Foreign Function Interface (ffi) extension in PHP 5.0.5 does not follow safe_mode restrictions, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by loading an arbitrary DLL and calling a function, as demonstrated by kernel32.dll and the WinExec function. NOTE: this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in most contexts, so perhaps it should not be included in CVE.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4511 The Foreign Function Interface (ffi) extension in PHP 5.0.5 does not follow safe_mode restrictions, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by loading an arbitrary DLL and calling a function, as demonstrated by kernel32.dll and the WinExec function. NOTE: this issue does not cross privilege boundaries in most contexts, so perhaps it should not be included in CVE.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:01 PM
Reserved
Aug 24, 2007, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 25, 2007, 12:17 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 10:44 PM