CVE-2007-1383
CRITICALPHP 4 - Remote Code Execution via 16-bit Reference Counter Overflow
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2007-1383. PoCs published by Stefan Esser.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a ZVAL reference counter overflow in PHP 4 to achieve remote code execution by manipulating memory structures and executing arbitrary shellcode.
Description
Integer overflow in the 16 bit variable reference counter in PHP 4 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by overflowing this counter, which causes the same variable to be destroyed twice, a related issue to CVE-2007-1286.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Stefan Esser · phpdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/3394
This exploit leverages a ZVAL reference counter overflow in PHP 4 to achieve remote code execution by manipulating memory structures and executing arbitrary shellcode.
Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Racy
Target:
PHP 4
No auth needed
Prerequisites:
PHP 4 installation with vulnerable memory management
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026
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References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/25056
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/24606
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-01-2007.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/32770
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22765
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-21.xml
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0257
EPSS Percentile
85.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-189
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (1)
php/php
4.0
Published
Mar 10, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026