PHP 'socket_connect()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Windows
🗓️ 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 126 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| php -- multiple vulnerabilities | 18 Aug 201100:00 | – | freebsd | |
| PHP <= 5.3.5 socket_connect() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | 25 May 201100:00 | – | zdt | |
| PHP 5.3.6 Buffer Overflow PoC (ROP) CVE-2011-1938 | 4 Jul 201100:00 | – | zdt | |
| PHP 5.3.x < 5.3.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 23 Aug 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mac OS X 10.7 < 10.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 6 Feb 201200:00 | – | nessus | |
| PHP 5.3 < 5.3.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities | 23 Aug 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : php (ALAS-2011-07) | 4 Sep 201300:00 | – | nessus | |
| Amazon Linux AMI : php (ALAS-2011-7) | 12 Oct 201400:00 | – | nessus | |
| CentOS 5 : php53 (CESA-2011:1423) | 3 Nov 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-2399-2 : php5 - several vulnerabilities | 1 Feb 201200:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| packetstormsecurity | www.packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/101665/cve20111938.txt |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/47950 |
| seclists | www.seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/May/472 |
| bugsearch | www.bugsearch.net/en/11873/php-535-socketconnect-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-cve-2011-1938.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php";
if (description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902436");
script_version("2025-09-24T05:39:03+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-24 05:39:03 +0000 (Wed, 24 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-06-02 11:54:09 +0200 (Thu, 02 Jun 2011)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1938");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("PHP 'socket_connect()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - Windows");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("gb_php_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("php/detected", "Host/runs_windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHP is prone to a stack buffer overflow vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error in the 'socket_connect()' function
within socket module. It uses memcpy to copy path from addr to s_un without checking addr length
in case when AF_UNIX socket is used.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code or to cause denial of service condition.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP Version 5.3.5 and prior on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.3.7 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/May/472");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47950");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://packetstormsecurity.org/files/view/101665/cve20111938.txt");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.bugsearch.net/en/11873/php-535-socketconnect-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-cve-2011-1938.html?ref=3");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_is_less_equal(version: version, test_version: "5.3.5")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.3.7", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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24 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.1High risk
Vulners AI Score7.1
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.23129