#VU110538 Resource management error in PHP - CVE-2002-2309

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#VU110538 Resource management error in PHP - CVE-2002-2309

Published: September 5, 2008 / Updated: June 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110538
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-2309
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

php.exe in PHP 3.0 through 4.2.2, when running on Apache, does not terminate properly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a direct request without arguments.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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