CVE-2007-4659

The zend_alter_ini_entry function in PHP before 5.2.4 does not properly handle an interruption to...

7.5 High

The zend_alter_ini_entry function in PHP before 5.2.4 does not properly handle an interruption to the flow of execution triggered by a memory_limit violation, which has unknown impact and attack vectors.

Exploit likelihood

3.27%Down 1.2 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2007-4659
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-4659
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-4641 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-4641
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wprv-pvhv-q9xp No score

The zend_alter_ini_entry function in PHP before 5.2.4 does not properly handle an interruption to...

Record: GHSA-wprv-pvhv-q9xp
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`php5` Debian:5.0 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 5.2.3-1+lenny1	5.2.3-1+lenny1
`php` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-bcmath` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-cli` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-common` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-dba` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-debuginfo` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-devel` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-gd` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-imap` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`php-ldap` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-mbstring` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-mysql` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-ncurses` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-odbc` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-pdo` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-pgsql` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-snmp` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-soap` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-xml` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2
`php-xmlrpc` Red Hat:rhel_application_stack:2 From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 0:5.2.3-3.el5s2	0:5.2.3-3.el5s2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-4659 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Php, published September 4, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.27%, the 88th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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