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CVE-2010-3436

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2010-3436 describes a vulnerability in PHP versions 5.3.x through 5.3.3, specifically within the fopen_wrappers.c component, that could allow remote attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) has a low attack complexity and requires no authentication, potentially leading to unauthorized information modification. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 5.2.0, < 5.2.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.06CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
9.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

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

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0632 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 23,723 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2010-3436

php: open_basedir bypass via fopen_wrappers.c

Sep 28, 2010

References

lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.apple.com / archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42729
Third Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/42812
Third Party Advisory
security-tracker.debian.org / tracker/CVE-2010-3436
Third Party Advisory
slackware.com / security/viewer.php
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT4581
Third Party Advisory
support.apple.com / kb/HT5002
Third Party Advisory
svn.php.net / viewvc/php/php-src/trunk/main/fopen_wrappers.c
PatchVendor Advisory
svn.php.net / viewvc
PatchVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
php.net / archive/2010.php
Vendor Advisory
php.net / ChangeLog-5.php
Vendor Advisory
php.net / releases/5_2_15.php
Vendor Advisory
php.net / releases/5_3_4.php
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/44723
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1042-1
Third Party Advisory
vupen.com / english/advisories/2010/3313
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vupen.com / english/advisories/2011/0077
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