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CVE-2007-1709

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CVE-2007-1709 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the confirm_phpdoc_compiled function within the PECL phpDOC extension for PHP version 5.2.1. This flaw allows authenticated, local attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing an excessively long argument string. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating low attack complexity and requiring local access and user authentication, with potential impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a public exploit is available 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:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
SINGLE
Exploitability Score
3.1
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.82%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-3576 · Mar 25, 2007
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0182 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 15,938 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 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2007-1709

CVE-2007-1709

References

retrogod.altervista.org / php521_phpdoc_bof.html
securityreason.com / securityalert/2512
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/33236
exploit-db.com / exploits/3576
securityfocus.com / archive/1/463843/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/23124