What is CVE-2014-3710?

CVE-2014-3710 is a vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-11-05.

Is CVE-2014-3710 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-2014-3710

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

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

Published 2014-11-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.140 (96.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-28.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.140 · newest: 0.140 · change: 0.000

Affected products

PHP
Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
Debian Linux — versions 7.0, 8.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2014-3710

References

bugs.php.net/bug.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
git.php.net/
secunia.com/advisories/62347 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1767.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2391-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/file/file/commit/39c7ac1106be844a5296d3eb5971946cc09ffda0 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
support.apple.com/HT204659 (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/61982 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html (Third Party Advisory)
secunia.com/advisories/61763 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3710?: CVE-2014-3710 is a vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2014-11-05.
Is CVE-2014-3710 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.