CVE-2012-2329
mediumpriority · attend · 52EPSS 0.619 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Buffer overflow in the apache_request_headers function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the header of an HTTP request.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (2)
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- EDB-19231PHP 5.4.3 - apache_request_headers Function Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (20)
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- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.3cnnvd
- http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-08-1cnnvd
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61807cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820000cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49014enisa_euvd
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.3enisa_euvd
- http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-08-1enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53455enisa_euvd
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