PHP 5.2.11/5.3.0 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP 5.2.11/5.3.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-4017. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

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), Exploit-DB (10242), Tenable (42918), SecurityFocus (BID 37079†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24273†). The entries VDB-51227, VDB-51226, VDB-50920 and VDB-50877 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.2.11

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01/31/2025 +3607 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: php.net
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-50887

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X-Force: 54455
SecurityFocus: 37079 - PHP Versions Prior to 5.3.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 24273 - PHP 5.2.11 and 5.3 Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackesr to Cause DoS via Multiple POST Requests, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 01/31/2025 19:28
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), 01/31/2025 19:28 (17)
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