php: 5.3.7 crypt() only returns the salt for MD5 hashes
Published Aug 25, 2011
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.21%
Description
The crypt function in PHP 5.3.7, when the MD5 hash type is used, returns the value of the salt argument instead of the hashed string, which might allow remote attackers to bypass authentication via an arbitrary password, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
php53
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
php
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | php53 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of php as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5, or 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04205) | 90.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.21% (0.04205) | 89.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 78.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02875) | 77.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.37% (0.01370) | 78.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.96% (0.00957) | 83.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 13, 2023 | 1.35% (0.01352) | 84.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 84.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
- http://osvdb.org/74726 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45678 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3189 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380261 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55439 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732795 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69429 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3189
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3189
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLE | |
| http://osvdb.org/74726 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/45678 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3189 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380261 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55439 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732795 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69429 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3189 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3189 |
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