CVE-2012-0830

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 29.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-02-06 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The php_register_variable_ex function in php_variables.c in PHP 5.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request containing a large number of variables, related to improper handling of array variables. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4885.

Affected products

PHP: 5.3.9

References

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/May/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=134012830914727&w=2
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/02/12
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/03/1
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0092.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/47801
http://secunia.com/advisories/47806
http://secunia.com/advisories/47813
http://secunia.com/advisories/48668

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