Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2003-0861

 

Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2003-0861

Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110527
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2003-0861
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Integer overflows in (1) base64_encode and (2) the GD library for PHP before 4.3.3 have unknown impact and unknown attack vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2003-0861

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources