# CVE-2007-1381: The wddx\_deserialize function in wddx.c 1.119.2.10.2.12 and 1.119.2.10.2.13 in PHP 5, as modified in CVS on 20070224 and fixed on 20070304,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-03-10 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The wddx_deserialize function in wddx.c 1.119.2.10.2.12 and 1.119.2.10.2.13 in PHP 5, as modified in CVS on 20070224 and fixed on 20070304, calls strlcpy where strlcat was intended and uses improper arguments, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a WDDX packet with a malformed overlap of a STRING element, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/wddx/wddx.c?revision=1.119.2.10.2.14&view=markup
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-09-2007.html
- http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/wddx/wddx.c?r1=1.119.2.10.2.13&r2=1.119.2.10.2.14
- http://www.osvdb.org/32775
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3404

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