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CVE-2012-0788

PHP PDORow Object - Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The PDORow implementation in PHP before 5.3.9 does not properly interact with the session feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted application that uses a PDO driver for a fetch and then calls the session_start function, as demonstrated by a crash of the Apache HTTP Server.

La implementación de PDORow en PHP anterior a v5.3.9 no interactúan adecuadamente con la función de la sesión, que permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de una aplicación hecha a mano que utiliza un controlador para una DOP a buscar y luego llama a la función session_start , como lo demuestra una caída del servidor HTTP Apache.

The PDORow implementation in PHP before 5.3.9 does not properly interact with the session feature, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted application that uses a PDO driver for a fetch and then calls the session_start function, as demonstrated by a crash of the Apache HTTP Server. The php_register_variable_ex function in php_variables.c in PHP 5.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request containing a large number of variables, related to improper handling of array variables. PHP before 5.3.10 does not properly perform a temporary change to the magic_quotes_gpc directive during the importing of environment variables, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct SQL injection attacks via a crafted request, related to main/php_variables.c, sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c, and sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c. Insufficient validating of upload name leading to corrupted $_FILES indices. Various other issues have also been addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2011-09-24 First Exploit
  • 2012-01-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2012-02-10 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-28 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Php
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Php
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<= 5.3.8
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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beta1
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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beta2
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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beta3
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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beta4
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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rc2
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Php
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Php
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5.0.0
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rc3
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Php
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Php
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5.0.1
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Php
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Php
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5.0.2
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Php
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Php
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5.0.3
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Php
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Php
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5.0.4
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Php
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Php
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5.0.5
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Php
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Php
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5.1.1
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Php
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Php
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5.1.2
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Php
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Php
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5.1.3
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Php
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Php
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5.1.4
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Php
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Php
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5.1.5
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Php
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Php
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5.1.6
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Php
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Php
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5.2.0
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Php
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Php
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5.2.1
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Php
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Php
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5.2.2
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Php
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Php
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5.2.3
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Php
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Php
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5.2.4
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Php
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Php
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5.2.5
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Php
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Php
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5.2.6
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Php
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Php
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5.2.7
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Php
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Php
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5.2.8
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Php
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Php
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5.2.9
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Php
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Php
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5.2.10
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Php
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Php
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5.2.11
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Php
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Php
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5.2.12
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Php
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Php
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5.2.14
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Php
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Php
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5.2.15
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Php
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Php
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5.2.16
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Php
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Php
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5.2.17
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Php
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Php
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5.3.0
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Php
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Php
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5.3.1
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Php
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Php
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5.3.2
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Php
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Php
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5.3.3
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Php
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Php
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5.3.4
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Php
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Php
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5.3.5
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Php
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Php
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5.3.6
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Php
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Php
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5.3.7
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