CVE-2007-4887
MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 4.3 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 1.7% (78th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-4868)
- Published
- September 14, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4868 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
References
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307562
- http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01345501
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2008/Mar/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28750
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29420
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3133
- http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478985/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478988/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26403
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3825
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0398
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0924/references
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5767
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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