CVE-2012-2329 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the PHP CGI application by sending a long HTTP header string, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2012-2329?
CVE-2012-2329 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 11 May 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the apache_request_headers function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the header of an HTTP request.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2329?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2329?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2329 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-2012-2329 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2329 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qp7j-m6w8-5jjh.