CVE-2009-1272 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can crash PHP applications by providing malicious ZIP files with relative paths, requiring user interaction to extract the archive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2009-1272?
CVE-2009-1272 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 8 Apr 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The php_zip_make_relative_path function in php_zip.c in PHP 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a ZIP file that contains filenames with relative paths, which is not properly handled during extraction.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-1272?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2009-1272?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2009-1272 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-1272 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-28cw-qr46-rx46.