fopen_wrappers.c in PHP 4.4.0, and possibly other versions, does not properly restrict access to other directories when the open_basedir directive includes a trailing slash, which allows PHP scripts in one directory to access files in other directories whose names are substrings of the original directory.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3054 is rated Low Risk (30.2/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-12-28 | 0.57% | 0.44% | -0.13% |
| 2 | 2025-12-27 | 0.44% | 0.57% | +0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-10-28 | — | 0.44% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.1 | 2.0 | LOW |
|
3.9 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2005-3054: 1 GLSA(s) (200511-08), 3 atom(s) (dev-php/mod_php, dev-php/php, dev-php/php-cgi); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2005-3054 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3054 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2005-3054 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (php4, php5), 8 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 5, needs-triage 2, DNE 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2005-3054 |
We do not consider these to be security issues: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1