What is CVE-2010-3709?

CVE-2010-3709 is a vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2010-11-09.

Is CVE-2010-3709 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in PHP

CVE-2010-3709

The ZipArchive::getArchiveComment function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ZIP archive.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2010-11-09 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.133 (96.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.133 · newest: 0.133 · change: 0.000

Affected products

PHP
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.10, 6.06, 10.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2010-3709

References

www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077 (Permissions Required, vdb-entry)
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/42812 (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
marc.info/ (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/90 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-3709?: CVE-2010-3709 is a vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2010-11-09.
Is CVE-2010-3709 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.