The WDDX deserializer in the wddx extension in PHP 5 before 5.2.1 and PHP 4 before 4.4.5…
Priority LOW 37CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The WDDX deserializer in the wddx extension in PHP 5 before 5.2.1 and PHP 4 before 4.4.5 does not properly initialize the key_length variable for a numerical key, which allows context-dependent attackers to read stack memory via a wddxPacket element that contains a variable with a string name before a numerical variable.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.12197 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 to before 4.4.5; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 beta_4_patch1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | PHP |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.4.5; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta_4_patch1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 5 advisories
- RHSA-2007:0082 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Importantphp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php-5.1.6-7.el5, php-5.1.6-7.el5.i386, php-5.1.6-7.el5.ia64 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php-5.1.6-7.el5, php-5.1.6-7.el5.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-7.el5 +35
- RHSA-2007:0089 Released 2007-02-26 · Red Hat rating Importantphp security update for Stronghold
- Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1) stronghold-php-4.1.2-12, stronghold-php-4.1.2-12.i386, stronghold-php-devel-4.1.2-12.i386 +7
- RHSA-2007:0088 Released 2007-02-22 · Red Hat rating Importantphp security update
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.5, php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.5.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 +35
- Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.5, php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.5.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-3.el4s1.5 +35
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2007:0081 Released 2007-02-21 · Red Hat rating Importantphp security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.14, php-4.1.2-2.14.i386, php-4.1.2-2.14.ia64 +14
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.14, php-4.1.2-2.14.i386, php-devel-4.1.2-2.14.i386 +6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.14, php-4.1.2-2.14.i386, php-devel-4.1.2-2.14.i386 +6
- Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.14, php-4.1.2-2.14.ia64, php-devel-4.1.2-2.14.ia64 +6
- RHSA-2007:0076 Released 2007-02-19 · Red Hat rating Importantphp security update
- Red Hat Desktop version 3 php-4.3.2-39.ent, php-4.3.2-39.ent.i386, php-devel-4.3.2-39.ent +11
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php-4.3.2-39.ent, php-4.3.2-39.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-39.ent.ia64 +25
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.3, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.ia64 +47
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.3, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.3 +25
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php-4.3.2-39.ent, php-4.3.2-39.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-39.ent.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.3, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.ia64 +39
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php-4.3.2-39.ent, php-4.3.2-39.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-39.ent.ia64 +18
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.3, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.3.ia64 +39
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0088 |
| Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0088 |
| Red Hat Desktop version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0082 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0081 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0082 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0081 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0081 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0076 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0081 |
| Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0089 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-0908
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cp4j-q49w-68jf
References
Advisory 21
- DSA-1264
- 2007-0009
- OpenPKG-SA-2007.010
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-101.htm
- USN-424-2
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_1.php
- GLSA-200703-21
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11185
- SUSE-SA:2007:020
- 2321
- RHSA-2007:0076
- RHSA-2007:0089
- RHSA-2007:0088
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-136.htm
- RHSA-2007:0082
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.1
- MDKSA-2007:048
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-11-2007.html
- USN-424-1
- RHSA-2007:0081
- ADV-2007-0546
Sources
- CVE-2007-0908 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-0908 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cp4j-q49w-68jf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2007-0908 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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