CVE-2011-3268 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in PHP's crypt function allows attackers to cause unspecified impacts via a long salt argument.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
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Attackable
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Victim action needed
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Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2011-3268?

CVE-2011-3268 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 25 Aug 2011.

Official description

Buffer overflow in the crypt function in PHP before 5.3.7 allows context-dependent attackers to have an unspecified impact via a long salt argument, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-2483.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-3268?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2011-3268?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-3268 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-2011-3268 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-3268 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-r34w-4wfm-896r.

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