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CVE-2007-1864 json

Buffer overflow in the bundled libxmlrpc library in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

published 19y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2007-1858

cvss
7.5
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.9%
EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Buffer overflow in the bundled libxmlrpc library in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, has unknown impact and remote attack vectors.

Patch / fix

  • php php 4.4.7, 5.2.2
  • php RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-gd RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-cli RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-dba RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-pdo RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-xml RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-imap RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7
  • php-ldap RHEL 1 APPLICATION_STACK 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7

red hat advisories RHSA-2007:0355RHSA-2007:0349RHSA-2007:0348

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red hat product security vex CVE-2007-1864 updated

php libxmlrpc library overflow

  • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) php 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-gd 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-cli 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-dba 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-pdo 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-xml 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, +12 more Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) php 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-gd 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-cli 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-dba 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-pdo 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, php-xml 5.1.6-3.el4s1.7, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0355
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php 5.1.6-12.el5, php-gd 5.1.6-12.el5, php-cli 5.1.6-12.el5, php-dba 5.1.6-12.el5, php-pdo 5.1.6-12.el5, php-xml 5.1.6-12.el5, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0348
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.5, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.5, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0349
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php 5.1.6-12.el5, php-gd 5.1.6-12.el5, php-cli 5.1.6-12.el5, php-dba 5.1.6-12.el5, php-pdo 5.1.6-12.el5, php-xml 5.1.6-12.el5, +12 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0348
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.5, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-gd 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-imap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.22.5, php-pear 4.3.9-3.22.5, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2007:0349

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Exploit prediction

2.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-14).

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
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
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References

Sources

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