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CVE-2010-0397 json

The xmlrpc extension in PHP 5.3.1 does not properly handle a missing methodName element in the first argument to the xmlrpc_decode_request…

published 2010-03-16 16 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2010-0428

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
11.5%
EPSS 11.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

The xmlrpc extension in PHP 5.3.1 does not properly handle a missing methodName element in the first argument to the xmlrpc_decode_request function, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted argument.

Patch / fix

  • php RHEL 4 4.3.9-3.31
  • php RHEL 5 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3
  • php-gd RHEL 4 4.3.9-3.31
  • php-gd RHEL 5 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3
  • php-cli RHEL 5 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3
  • php-dba RHEL 5 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3
  • php-pdo RHEL 5 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3
  • php-xml RHEL 5 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3

red hat advisories RHSA-2010:0919

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-2010-0397 updated cvss 4.3

php: NULL pointer dereference in XML-RPC extension

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-gd 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-cli 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-dba 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-pdo 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-xml 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.31, php-gd 4.3.9-3.31, php-imap 4.3.9-3.31, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.31, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.31, php-pear 4.3.9-3.31, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php 4.3.9-3.31, php-gd 4.3.9-3.31, php-imap 4.3.9-3.31, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.31, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.31, php-pear 4.3.9-3.31, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-gd 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-cli 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-dba 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-pdo 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, php-xml 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3, +12 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php 4.3.9-3.31, php-gd 4.3.9-3.31, php-imap 4.3.9-3.31, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.31, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.31, php-pear 4.3.9-3.31, +7 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php 4.3.9-3.31, php-gd 4.3.9-3.31, php-imap 4.3.9-3.31, php-ldap 4.3.9-3.31, php-odbc 4.3.9-3.31, php-pear 4.3.9-3.31, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2010:0919

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Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-33755)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

11.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-33755 PHP 5.3.2 'xmlrpc' Extension - Multiple Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities dos, 2010-03-12
  • bugs.debian.org http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573573 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • openwall.com http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/5 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38708 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

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Sources

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