CVE-2009-4017

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-4017
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-24 00:30:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionPHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-770 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X 10.6.3 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 4.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 6.0 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 - All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 alpha1 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 alpha2 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 alpha3 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 rc4 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Acunetix Web Application Security Blog » PHP “multipart/form-data” denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.acunetix.com Third Party Advisory
PHP: PHP 5.3.1 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:303 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02543 SSRT100152 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache with PHP, Remote Denial of S' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1940-1 php5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
php.announce: 5.3.1 Release announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 news.php.net Mailing List, Release Notes
HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:305 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com Broken Link
Full Disclosure: PHP "multipart/form-data" denial of service af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - Re: CVE request: php 5.3.1 update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List
APPLE-SA-2010-03-29-1 Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com Mailing List
Debian update for php5 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.itrc.hp.com Broken Link
PHP: PHP 5.2.12 Release Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net Release Notes
About the security content of Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE request: php 5.3.1 update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Broken Link
HP-UX update for Apache with PHP - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org Broken Link
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