CVE-2007-1383

CRITICAL

PHP 4 - Remote Code Execution via 16-bit Reference Counter Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation 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
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

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
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