CVE-2002-0717 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malformed multipart/form-data POST requests in PHP.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2002-0717?
CVE-2002-0717 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 23 Jul 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
PHP 4.2.0 and 4.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via an HTTP POST request with certain arguments in a multipart/form-data form, which generates an error condition that is not properly handled and causes improper memory to be freed.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0717?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2002-0717?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0717 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2002-0717 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2002-0717 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gpgx-634r-8cfj.