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CVE-2007-1521

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-1521 is a double free vulnerability affecting PHP versions before 4.4.7 and 5.x before 5.2.2. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by interrupting the session_regenerate_id function, for instance, by triggering a memory limit violation or calling a userspace error handler. With a CVSS score of 6.8, it is a medium-severity vulnerability that can be exploited remotely with medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for PHP 5.2.1 has been published on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-3479 · Mar 14, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0849 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 19,958 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, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1521

CVE-2007-1521

References

docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html
secunia.com / advisories/24505
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25025
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25056
secunia.com / advisories/25057
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25062
Vendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/25445
secunia.com / advisories/26235
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml
us2.php.net / releases/4_4_7.php
us2.php.net / releases/5_2_2.php
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1282
debian.org / security/2007/dsa-1283
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html
php-security.org / MOPB/MOPB-22-2007.html
ExploitVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/22968
securityfocus.com / bid/25159
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-455-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/0960
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/2732