01 Record
CVE-2011-3189
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2011-08-25 14:00Z15 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 23:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2011-08-19
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b64179006e759b063eace796624c9e0a5a72719ec9ca05cb1f426a762a5e6e62
05 Affected products
06 References
- osvdb.org74726http://osvdb.org/74726
- www.php.nethttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.8
- bugs.gentoo.orghttps://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=380261
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- secunia.com45678http://secunia.com/advisories/45678
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20110823 CVE assignment - PHP salt flaw CVE-2011-3189http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/23/4
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2012-02-01-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- bugs.php.nethttps://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55439
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comphp-crypt-security-bypass(69429)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69429
- www.php.nethttp://www.php.net/archive/2011.php#id2011-08-23-1