CVE-2012-6113

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-6113
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-19 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.

Risk And Classification

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

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

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 5.3.10 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 5.3.9 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.php.net
Bug #1099793 “php 5.3.10 openssl_encrypt empty data” : Bugs : “php5” package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net
PHP :: Bug #61413 :: ext\openssl\tests\openssl_encrypt_crash.phpt fails af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net
USN-1702-1: PHP vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: PHP openssl_encrypt memory disclosure af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
208.43.231.11 Git - php-src.git/commit MITRE git.php.net
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