Resource management error in PHP - CVE-2002-2309
Published: September 5, 2008 / Updated: June 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110538
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2002-2309
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
PHP
How to mitigate CVE-2002-2309
Install update from vendor's website.
PHP - addressed in versions 4.2.3, 4.10