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CVE-2005-0524
The php_handle_iff function in image.c for PHP 4.2.2, 4.3.9, 4.3.10 and 5.0.3, as reachable by the getimagesize PHP function, allows…
- 5.0MediumCVSS base score
- 3.5%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 11% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
The php_handle_iff function in image.c for PHP 4.2.2, 4.3.9, 4.3.10 and 5.0.3, as reachable by the getimagesize PHP function, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a -8 size value.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 39 days later
· 39 days later
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
12
- 15183 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1013619 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:406 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- php-phphandleiff-dos(19920) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:072 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- GLSA-200504-15 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2005-06-08 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9310 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 14792 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2005-0305 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20050331 PHP getimagesize() Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:405 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-0525 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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