MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Oct 16, 2004
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.73%
Description
php_variables.c in PHP before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to read sensitive memory contents via (1) GET, (2) POST, or (3) COOKIE GPC variables that end in an open bracket character, which causes PHP to calculate an incorrect string length.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.73% 0.09730
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09730
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.73% (0.09730) | 95.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.73% (0.09730) | 94.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 28, 2025 | 8.36% (0.08363) | 91.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 11.18% (0.11177) | 93.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 28, 2025 | 9.12% (0.09119) | 92.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 11.18% (0.11177) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 9.12% (0.09119) | 92.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 30, 2025 | 11.18% (0.11177) | 93.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.12% (0.09119) | 92.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 6.93% (0.06928) | 90.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.60% (0.13602) | 90.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 6.93% (0.06928) | 90.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.03% (0.03028) | 91.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 3.03% (0.03028) | 89.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.26% (0.03263) | 89.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 92.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 91.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.20% (0.07197) | 80.47th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q3/0053.html mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109527531130492&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12560/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011279 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-687.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0958 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2344 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617331 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17393 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0958
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10863 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0958
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q3/0053.html | mailing-listx_refsource_VULNWATCH | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109527531130492&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/12560/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1011279 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-687.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-0958 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2344 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617331 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17393 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0958 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10863 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0958 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 16, 2004
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Oct 13, 2004
Link CVE-2004-0958
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a