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CVE-2007-4255

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-08-08 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the mSQL extension in PHP 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the msql_connect function.

Affected products

• PHP: 5.2.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475660/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25213
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35830
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4260
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/475660/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25213
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35830
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4260

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