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CVE-2005-0524

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2005-0524 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the php_handle_iff function within PHP versions 4.2.2, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, and 5.0.3, specifically when processing image files via the getimagesize function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger an infinite loop by providing a malformed image with a -8 size value. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, with a low attack complexity and potential for partial denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.3.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.0.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.33%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0333 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 23,725 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: php-0:4.3.2-23.ent
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php-0:4.3.9-3.6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2005-0524Moderate

security flaw

Mar 31, 2005

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2005/Jun/msg00000.html
secunia.com / advisories/14792
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/19920
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9310
gentoo.org / security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-15.xml
mandriva.com / security/advisories
osvdb.org / 15183
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-405.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2005-406.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/394797
PatchVendor Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2005/0305