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CVE-2007-2844

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 2.9%EU EUVD

PHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1, when running on multi-threaded systems, does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex, which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
2.9% (87th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-2836)
Published
May 24, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-2836 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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