# CVE-2007-1890: Integer overflow in the msg\_receive function in PHP 4 before 4.4.5 and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, on FreeBSD and possibly other platforms, allows c

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-04-06 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the msg_receive function in PHP 4 before 4.4.5 and PHP 5 before 5.2.1, on FreeBSD and possibly other platforms, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain maxsize values, as demonstrated by 0xffffffff.

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## References

- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-43-2007.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23236
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33775
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/29808

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