CVE-2011-1657
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The (1) ZipArchive::addGlob and (2) ZipArchive::addPattern functions in ext/zip/php_zip.c in PHP 5.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain flags arguments, as demonstrated by (a) GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC and (b) GLOB_APPEND.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| php | php | 5.3.6 | |
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/100
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8342
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=310814
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519385/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49252
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54681
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69320
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/100
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8342
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=310814
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519385/100/0/threaded
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.