Buffer overflow in PHP - CVE-2012-2329
Published: May 11, 2012 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU44085
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2329
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Buffer overflow in the apache_request_headers function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the header of an HTTP request.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2329
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49014
- http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-08-1
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53455
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61807
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820000
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75545
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862