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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP 5.2.11/5.3.0 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.
The weakness was disclosed 11/23/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at php.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in Python. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 42918 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2009:304)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118111 (HP-UX Running Apache with PHP Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02543)).
Upgrading to version 5.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (54455) and Tenable (42918). The entries 51227, 51226, 50920 and 50877 are pretty similar.
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 42918
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2009:304)
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OpenVAS ID: 66779
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2010-024-02 php
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Upgrade: PHP 5.2.11
Timeline
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Sources
Product: php.orgAdvisory: php.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4017 (🔍)
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X-Force: 54455
Vulnerability Center: 24273 - PHP 5.2.11 and 5.3 Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackesr to Cause DoS via Multiple POST Requests, Medium
SecurityFocus: 37079 - PHP Versions Prior to 5.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 08/28/2021 03:28
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (64), 02/17/2017 12:28 (11), 08/28/2021 03:19 (4), 08/28/2021 03:28 (1)
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