CVE-2010-4697

6.8 MEDIUM 2% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 2.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2011-01-18 20:00 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:25 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 2.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2011-01-18 20:00 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:25 UTC
Exploit probability: 2.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-399
Record status: Modified

Affected

PHP ≤ 5.2.14
PHP 1.0
PHP 2.0
PHP 2.0b10
PHP 3.0
PHP 3.0.1
PHP 3.0.2
PHP 3.0.3

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.8

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Medium
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: Partial
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record