CVE-2010-4697
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might...
CVE-2010-4697 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Php, published January 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.8 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.27%EPSS, 83rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via vectors related to use of __set, __get, __isset, and __unset methods on objects accessed by a reference.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
php5Debian:6.0 From an advisory covering 16 CVEs | before 5.3.3-7+squeeze8, plus listed versions 5.3.3-75.3.3-7+squeeze15.3.3-7+squeeze25.3.3-7+squeeze35.3.3-7+squeeze55.3.3-7+squeeze65.3.3-7+squeeze7 | 5.3.3-7+squeeze8 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via vectors related to use of __set, __get, __isset, and __unset methods on objects accessed by a reference.
- Record
CVE-2010-4697- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via vectors related to use of __set, __get, __isset, and __unset methods on objects accessed by a reference.
- Record
CVE-2010-4697- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4662No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via vectors related to use of __set, __get, __isset, and __unset methods on objects accessed by a reference.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4662- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3x9v-m7wh-wv6xNo score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact via vectors related to use of __set, __get, __isset, and __unset methods on objects accessed by a reference.
- Record
GHSA-3x9v-m7wh-wv6x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
bugs.php.net/52879
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12528
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/65310
securityfocus.com/bid/45952
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4697
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3x9v-m7wh-wv6x