CVE-2010-0397
MEDIUMEPSS 95th pctlDescription
The xmlrpc extension in PHP 5.3.1 does not properly handle a missing methodName element in the first argument to the xmlrpc_decode_request function, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted argument.
CVSS v2 Vector
No CVSS vector data available.
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=573573
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42410
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4435
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:068
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/5
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38708
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0724
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-29.