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NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4049.","published":"2014-08-23T01:55:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:08:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["php/php"],"epss":{"score":0.15427,"percentile":0.96768,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. 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