vendor:
PHP
by:
Napst3r
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of service
400
CWE
Product Name: PHP
Affected Version From: 5.3.0
Affected Version To: 5.3.0
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:php:php:5.3.0
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: WIN XP FR SP3, WIN VISTA FR SP2, Apache
2009
PHP 5.3.0 getopt() Denial of service
A denial of service vulnerability exists in PHP 5.3.0 when using the getopt() function. By passing a large string of 'A:' characters, the getopt() function will cause a segmentation fault, resulting in a denial of service.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to a version of PHP greater than 5.3.0
