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CVE-2004-0594
The memory_limit functionality in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, under certain conditions such as when register_globals is…
Medium5.1EPSS 54.9%
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- mitre
Description
The memory_limit functionality in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, under certain conditions such as when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a memory_limit abort during execution of the zend_hash_init function and overwriting a HashTable destructor pointer before the initialization of key data structures is complete.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 54.9% · top 1.0% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (19)
- 2004-0039 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 20040714 Advisory 11/2004: PHP memory_limit remote vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- CLA-2004:847 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- 20040714 TSSA-2004-013 - php (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- DSA-669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:395 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:405 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10896 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- RHSA-2004:392 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- DSA-531 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2004:021 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDKSA-2004:068 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:816 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SSRT4777 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- php-memorylimit-code-execution(16693) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20040722 [OpenPKG-SA-2004.034] OpenPKG Security Advisory (php) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 10725 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20040713 Advisory 11/2004: PHP memory_limit remote vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- GLSA-200407-13 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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