PHP Other Vulnerability - CVE-2007-2844 - Vulnerability Database

PHP Other Vulnerability - CVE-2007-2844

Critical
Reference: CVE-2007-2844
Title: PHP Other Vulnerability
Overview:

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.