CVE-2014-3981

low
Published 2014-06-08 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

acinclude.m4, as used in the configure script in PHP 5.5.13 and earlier, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/phpglibccheck file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67390

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
phpphp{"endExcluding":"5.3.29"}5.3.29

References

CWEs

CWE-59

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.