Improper Input Validation Affecting php package, versions [,4.4.9)[5.0.0,5.2.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.13% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-PHP-2335546
  • published12 Jan 2022
  • disclosed15 Aug 2008
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 15 Aug 2008

CVE-2008-3660  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade php to version 4.4.9, 5.2.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. PHP 4.4.x before 4.4.9, and 5.x through 5.2.6, when used as a FastCGI module, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a request with multiple dots preceding the extension, as demonstrated using foo..php.

CVSS Scores

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