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CVE-2011-3189
Published: Aug 25, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
74726
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380261
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
x_refsource_CONFIRM
45678
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
[oss-security] 20110823 CVE assignment - PHP salt flaw CVE-2011-3189
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
APPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_APPLE
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55439
x_refsource_CONFIRM
php-crypt-security-bypass(69429)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
http://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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