CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
0.4%
PHP is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.
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CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800373");
script_version("2022-05-09T13:48:18+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2022-05-09 13:48:18 +0000 (Mon, 09 May 2022)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-03-17 05:28:51 +0100 (Tue, 17 Mar 2009)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"2.1");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0754");
script_name("PHP 'mbstring.func_overload' DoS Vulnerability");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("secpod_php_smb_login_detect.nasl", "gb_php_ssh_login_detect.nasl", "gb_php_http_detect.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("php/detected");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=27421");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33542");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=479272");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will let the local attackers to crash an affected web server.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP version 4.4.4 and prior
PHP 5.1.x to 5.1.6
PHP 5.2.x to 5.2.5");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This bug is due to an error in 'mbstring.func_overload' setting in .htaccess
file. It can be exploited via modifying behavior of other sites hosted on
the same web server which causes this setting to be applied to other virtual
hosts on the same server.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.4.5, 5.1.7, 5.2.6 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHP is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if( isnull( port = get_app_port( cpe:CPE ) ) )
exit( 0 );
if( ! vers = get_app_version( cpe:CPE, port:port ) )
exit( 0 );
if( version_is_less_equal( version:vers, test_version:"4.4.4" ) ||
version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"5.1", test_version2:"5.1.6" ) ||
version_in_range( version:vers, test_version:"5.2", test_version2:"5.2.5" ) ) {
report = report_fixed_ver( installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"4.4.5/5.1.7/5.2.6" );
security_message( data:report, port:port );
exit( 0 );
}
exit( 99 );