CVE-2009-4017

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 2
Modified
Published: 24 Nov 2009, 00:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 06:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
5 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
1.92% LOW
2% probability +0.49%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

24 Nov 2009, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 06:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 1.92%• Percentile: 84%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-770•Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

    The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

Affected Systems

  • apple•mac_os_x

    10.6.3

  • debian•debian_linux

    4.0 | 5.0 | 6.0

  • Unknown•PHP

    < 5.2.12 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.0:alpha1 | 5.3.0:alpha2 | 5.3.0:alpha3 | 5.3.0:beta1 | 5.3.0:rc1 | 5.3.0:rc2 | 5.3.0:rc3 | 5.3.0:rc4

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