Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a memory corruption flaw in PHP's wordwrap function. A vulnerable PHP runtime could crash or potentially run attacker-supplied code if an application passes unsafe input into that function. The issue is very old, so urgency is mainly for organizations still running legacy PHP 4.x systems. Exposure is most plausible in legacy PHP 4.2-era applications, especially public web applications where attacker-controlled content can reach wordwrap. Modern supported PHP deployments should not be affected based on the stated version range. Treat as high priority only where legacy PHP 4.x remains in production. The business risk is not broad modern exposure; it is unmanaged legacy systems with potential code execution impact. Mitigation focus: Upgrade PHP outside the affected version range using vendor-supported packages.; Remove or isolate any end-of-life PHP 4.x workloads.; Check linked vendor advisories for distribution-specific patched package versions..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- php-wordwrap-bo(10944)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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