PHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1, when running on multi-threaded systems, does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex, which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access.
                
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2007-05-24T18:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T13:57:53.376Z
Reserved: 2007-05-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2007-2844
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 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Deferred
Published: 2007-05-24T18:30:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2007-2844
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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