4.3

CVE-2007-4887: php Improper Input Validation

Modified
Published 14-09-2007Last modified 07-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2007-4887 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in php. EPSS estimates a 1.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.73%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11167-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1

Timeline

  1. 14-09-2007
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.73%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 1.73% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Php1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

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