CVE-2013-4636
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16...
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via an MP3 file that triggers incorrect MIME type detection during access to an finfo object.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via an MP3 file that triggers incorrect MIME type detection during access to an finfo object.
- Record
CVE-2013-4636- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via an MP3 file that triggers incorrect MIME type detection during access to an finfo object.
- Record
CVE-2013-4636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4492 No score
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via an MP3 file that triggers incorrect MIME type detection during access to an finfo object.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4492- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m6h3-3xr9-pp23 No score
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16...
The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via an MP3 file that triggers incorrect MIME type detection during access to an finfo object.
- Record
GHSA-m6h3-3xr9-pp23- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4636 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Php, published June 21, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.98%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.