CVE-2007-4255
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute...
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.
- Record
CVE-2007-4255- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.
- Record
CVE-2007-4255- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4238 No score
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4238- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vp44-326x-5c5g No score
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute...
Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.
- Record
GHSA-vp44-326x-5c5g- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | PHP mSQL (msql_connect) - Local Buffer Overflow (PoC) | 2007-08-06 |
| Exploit-DB | PHP mSQL (msql_connect) - Local Buffer Overflow | 2007-08-08 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, exploits, facts, references, title | Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4255 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Php, published August 8, 2007. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.33%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.