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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2011-1471

Integer signedness error in zip_stream.c in the Zip extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed archive file that triggers errors in zip_fread function calls.

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 13.2%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.2%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Integer signedness error in zip_stream.c in the Zip extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed archive file that triggers errors in zip_fread function calls.

CVSS 2.0
4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
13.19% probability · 96th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 March 2011
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-189
Affected
php/php
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%8%15%26 October 2026: 13.19%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 13.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-35485source ↗PHP < 5.3.6 'Zip' Extension - 'zip_fread()' Denial of Servicephp · TorokAlpardos10 March 2011yes

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