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TI-2007-01243 Aliases CVE-2007-1285GHSA-jhxw-fqxp-j75j

The Zend Engine in PHP 4.x before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, allows remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-674Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-674.

Summary

The Zend Engine in PHP 4.x before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack exhaustion and PHP crash) via deeply nested arrays, which trigger deep recursion in the variable destruction routines.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1883 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 14

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.4.7; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.1VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*10 sp1VulnerableSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.4.7; 5.0.0 to before 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.1 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp1 Vulnerable ·SUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
Show 4 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2007:0163 Released 2007-04-20 · Red Hat rating Important
    php security update for Stronghold
    • Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1) stronghold-php-4.1.2-15, stronghold-php-4.1.2-15.i386, stronghold-php-devel-4.1.2-15.i386 +7
  • RHSA-2007:0154 Released 2007-04-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.17, php-4.1.2-2.17.i386, php-4.1.2-2.17.ia64 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.17, php-4.1.2-2.17.i386, php-devel-4.1.2-2.17.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.17, php-4.1.2-2.17.i386, php-devel-4.1.2-2.17.i386 +6
    • Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 php-4.1.2-2.17, php-4.1.2-2.17.ia64, php-devel-4.1.2-2.17.ia64 +6
  • RHSA-2007:0155 Released 2007-04-16 · Red Hat rating Important
    php security update
    • Red Hat Desktop version 3 php-4.3.2-40.ent, php-4.3.2-40.ent.i386, php-devel-4.3.2-40.ent +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 php-4.3.2-40.ent, php-4.3.2-40.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-40.ent.ia64 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.4, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.4, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.4 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 php-4.3.2-40.ent, php-4.3.2-40.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-40.ent.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.4, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.ia64 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 php-4.3.2-40.ent, php-4.3.2-40.ent.i386, php-4.3.2-40.ent.ia64 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 php-4.3.9-3.22.4, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.i386, php-4.3.9-3.22.4.ia64 +39
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2007:0162 Released 2007-04-16 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4) php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.6, php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.6.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-3.el4s1.6 +35
    • Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4) php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.6, php-5.1.6-3.el4s1.6.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-3.el4s1.6 +35
  • RHSA-2007:0082 Released 2007-03-14 · Red Hat rating Important
    php 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

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux AS (v.4)Fixed RHSA-2007:0162
Red Hat Application Stack v1 for Enterprise Linux ES (v.4)Fixed RHSA-2007:0162
Red Hat Desktop version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0082
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 Fixed RHSA-2007:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0082
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0154
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4Fixed RHSA-2007:0155
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1Fixed RHSA-2007:0154
Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1)Fixed RHSA-2007:0163

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1285
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhxw-fqxp-j75j

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 14

Other 9

Sources

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