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CVE-2007-4887
The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long…
Medium4.3EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
The dl function in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the library parameter. NOTE: there are limited usage scenarios under which this would be a vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 22% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (22)
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 3133 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 28750 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- GLSA-200710-02 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0924 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:5767 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 30040 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20070910 /* PHP <=5.2.4 open_basedir bypass & code exec & denial of service errata ... working on windows too .. */ (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-0398 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27659 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 29420 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2008-03-18 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- SSRT080056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20070910 PHP <=5.2.4 open_basedir bypass & code exec & denial of service (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 27102 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SSRT080010 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 26403 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- ADV-2007-3825 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_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)
Record last updated .