CVE-2011-1153 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Format string vulnerabilities in the PHP phar extension allow attackers to execute arbitrary code, cause denial of service, or read sensitive memory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2011-1153?

CVE-2011-1153 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 16 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in phar_object.c in the phar extension in PHP 5.3.5 and earlier allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in an argument to a class method, leading to an incorrect zend_throw_exception_ex call.

Weakness: CWE-134

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1153?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2011-1153?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2011-1153 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-1153 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-p2q6-4rhc-9fhc.

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