CVE-2011-1468 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption in the PHP OpenSSL extension by sending crafted data to encryption or decryption functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2011-1468?
CVE-2011-1468 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 20 Mar 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple memory leaks in the OpenSSL extension in PHP before 5.3.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) plaintext data to the openssl_encrypt function or (2) ciphertext data to the openssl_decrypt function.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-1468?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2011-1468?
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-2011-1468 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2011-1468 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvjh-w2gj-wqhg.