Is CVE-2010-3709 being actively exploited?

CVE-2010-3709 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2010-3709?

CVE-2010-3709 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2010-3709

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 13.3%EU EUVD

The ZipArchive::getArchiveComment function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ZIP archive.

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: 13.3% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2010-3691)
Published: November 9, 2010
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2010-3691 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
php / php

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42729(Broken Link)
http://secunia.com/advisories/42812(Broken Link)
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/90(Third Party Advisory)
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.490619(Third Party Advisory)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581(Third Party Advisory)
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_2/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15431(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:218(Broken Link)
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_15.php(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php(Vendor Advisory)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44718(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024690(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3313(Permissions Required)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020(Permissions Required)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021(Permissions Required)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077(Permissions Required)

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

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