CVE-2010-3436
Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—
fopen_wrappers.c in PHP 5.3.x through 5.3.3 might allow remote attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions via vectors related to the length of a filename.
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Base score: 5
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 6.32%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 94
- Score date: 10/14/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (2)
CWEs
- CWE-264
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42812
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3436
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.490619
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/main/fopen_wrappers.c?r1=303824&r2=303823&pathrev=303824
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=303824
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:218
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_15.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44723
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3313
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42729
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42812
- http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-3436
- http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.490619
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/main/fopen_wrappers.c?r1=303824&r2=303823&pathrev=303824
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=303824
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:218
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_15.php
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44723
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3313
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077
Raw JSON (NVD)
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