CVE-2002-2309 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in PHP running on Apache by sending a direct request without arguments.
- 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-2002-2309?
CVE-2002-2309 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 26 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
php.exe in PHP 3.0 through 4.2.2, when running on Apache, does not terminate properly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a direct request without arguments.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-2309?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2002-2309?
No fix has been published for CVE-2002-2309 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2002-2309 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-2309 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hpv6-fw9f-6844.