CVE-2012-1171

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1171
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-02-15 14:57:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe libxml RSHUTDOWN function in PHP 5.x allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism and read arbitrary files via vectors involving a stream_close method call during use of a custom stream wrapper.

Risk And Classification

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

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

EPSS: 0.001620000 probability, percentile 0.365380000 (date 2026-05-05)

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 5.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.15 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.16 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.15 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.16 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.18 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.19 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.20 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.21 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.22 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.23 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.24 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.25 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.26 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.27 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.10 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.11 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.12 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.12 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.12 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.13 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.13 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.14 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.14 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.15 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.16 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.4.17 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.18 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.19 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.20 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.21 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.22 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.23 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.4.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha1 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha2 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha3 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha4 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha5 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 alpha6 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.5.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.5.6 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
php-src/bug61367-read.phpt at master · php/php-src · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
PHP :: You must be logged in af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net
php-src/bug61367-write.phpt at master · php/php-src · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Bug 802591 – CVE-2012-1171 php: libxml RSHUTDOWN function disables the hooks which are used to implement open_basedir af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
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