CVE-2012-2376

Summary

CVECVE-2012-2376
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-21 15:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the com_print_typeinfo function in PHP 5.4.3 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that trigger incorrect handling of COM object VARIANT types, as exploited in the wild in May 2012.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows All All All All
Application Php Php 1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 2.0b10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.11 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.12 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.13 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.14 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.15 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.16 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.17 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.18 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.8 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta_4_patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.10 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.11 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.9 All All All
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 5.3.2 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 5.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: PHP 5.4.3 on Windows com_print_typeinfo() Buffer Overflow (?) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
PHP Windows com_print_typeinfo() Buffer Overflow Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Bug 823464 – CVE-2012-2376 php: Buffer overflow in com_print_typeinfo() by parsing certain variant types af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
ISC Diary | PHP 5.4 Exploit PoC in the wild af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 isc.sans.edu
PHP 5.4 (5.4.3) Code Execution (Win32) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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