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CVE-2009-4017 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html Mailing List 
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2 Third Party Advisory 
http://news.php.net/php.announce/79 Mailing List  Release Notes 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/228 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.acunetix.com/blog/websecuritynews/php-multipartform-data-denial-of-service/ Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02512995 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:303 Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:305 Broken Link 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2 Mailing List  Patch 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/7 Mailing List 
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_12.php Release Notes 
http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php Release Notes  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507982/100/0/threaded Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3593 Broken Link 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54455 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10483 Broken Link 
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6667 Broken Link 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4017
NVD Published Date:
11/23/2009
NVD Last Modified:
02/15/2024
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.