CVE-2007-1584 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.2% (pctl 92)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer underflow in the header function in PHP 5.2.0 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by passing an all-whitespace string to this function, which causes it to write '\0' characters in whitespace that precedes the string.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 5.25% — more likely to be exploited than 92% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-03-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 5.2.0 (OSX) - 'header()' Space Trimming Buffer Underflow | 2007-03-19 |
| exploit-db | PHP 5.2.0 (OSX) - EXT/Filter Space Trimming Buffer Underflow | 2007-03-12 |
References
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