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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

Published Aug 25, 2007

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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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 25, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Aug 24, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4528
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Link CVE-2007-4528
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2007-4528