PHP security advisory

Header lines without a colon accepted as valid

CVE-2025-1734Medium 6.3 Published Stream HTTP wrapper

Also known as: GHSA-pcmh-g36c-qc44

The HTTP wrapper treats response header lines that contain no colon as valid headers, which can lead to misinterpreted responses.

Affected versions

BranchAffectedFixed in
PHP 8.4< 8.4.58.4.5
PHP 8.3< 8.3.198.3.19
PHP 8.2< 8.2.288.2.28
PHP 8.1< 8.1.328.1.32

Older branches: not assessed

Exploitation conditions

No special conditions are documented.

Remediation

Upgrade to 8.1.32, 8.2.28, 8.3.19, 8.4.5 or a later release of your branch. If your branch is end-of-life, move to a supported branch. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm with your vendor's security tracker.

A version number alone cannot prove patch status. Linux distributions and hosting providers often backport security fixes without changing the version. Check your vendor’s changelog.

Severity scores

CVSSSourceVector
6.3 v4.0CNA—

References

Data provenance

Secondary sources · pending primary verification

Last reviewed: Oct 24, 2026 · Source