HIGH
php buffer overflow in php_openssl_make_REQ
Published Sep 4, 2007
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.38%
Description
Buffer overflow in the php_openssl_make_REQ function in PHP before 5.2.4 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This bug can only be triggered by supplying a non-default openssl.conf configuration file, which is entirely under the control of the script author or server administrator, and hence is not a security issue.
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.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
3.38% 0.03382
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.03382
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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 88.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.38% (0.03382) | 87.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 5.24% (0.05240) | 90.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.16% (0.04164) | 87.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.43% (0.08431) | 86.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.68% (0.03683) | 87.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.61% (0.01609) | 87.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 1.77% (0.01774) | 88.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 1.69% (0.01687) | 87.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 23, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01362) | 86.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 6, 2024 | 1.35% (0.01346) | 84.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 1.20% (0.01196) | 83.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.43% (0.01430) | 84.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 81.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (23)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26642 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26822 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26838 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27102 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27377 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27864 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28249 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1444 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-549-2 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3023 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-4662 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=278101 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36390 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/173043 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4662
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/549-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4662
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 4, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 4, 2007
Link CVE-2007-4662
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a