Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2005-0596
Published: September 5, 2008 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110509
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2005-0596
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform service disruption.
PHP 4 (PHP4) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using the readfile function on a file whose size is a multiple of the page size.
How to mitigate CVE-2005-0596
Install update from vendor's website.