CVE-2007-4662 json
Buffer overflow in the php_openssl_make_REQ function in PHP before 5.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
published 2007-09-04 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4644
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.4%
- EPSS 3.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Buffer overflow in the php_openssl_make_REQ function in PHP before 5.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Patch / fix
- php.net/releases/5_2_4.php patch
- secunia.com/advisories/26642 advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2007-4662 updated
php buffer overflow in php_openssl_make_REQ
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
3.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- Technology feeds
References
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php.net
/releases/5_2_4.php
patch
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secunia.com
/advisories/26642
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2008/dsa-1444
vendor-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
vendor-advisory
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trustix.org
/errata/2007/0026/
vendor-advisory
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usn.ubuntu.com
/549-1/
vendor-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/usn-549-2
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/26822
third-party-advisory
- launchpad.net /bugs/173043
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/36390
vdb-entry
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secunia.com
/advisories/27864
third-party-advisory
- php.net /ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-1693
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secunia.com
/advisories/28249
third-party-advisory
- issues.rpath.com /browse/RPL-1702
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secunia.com
/advisories/26838
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27377
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/27102
third-party-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/3023
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4662
- NVD CVE-2007-4662
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