CVE-2013-3735

7.5 HIGH 3% exploit odds Fix listed

What it is

The Zend Engine in PHP before 5.4.16 RC1, and 5.5.0 before RC2, does not properly determine whether a parser error occurred, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a crafted function definition, as demonstrated by an attack within a shared web-hosting environment. NOTE: the vendor's http://php.net/security-note.php page says "for critical security situations you should be using OS-level security by running multiple web servers each as their own user id.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 2.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2013-05-31 21:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:55 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 2.8% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2013-05-31 21:55 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:55 UTC
Exploit probability: 2.8% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-20 · Improper input validation
Record status: Modified

Affected

PHP ≤ 5.4.15
PHP 5.4.0
PHP 5.4.1
PHP 5.4.2
PHP 5.4.3
PHP 5.4.4
PHP 5.4.5
PHP 5.4.6

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.5

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record