CVE-2009-4017 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP versions before 5.2.12 and 5.3.1, affecting products like Apple macOS and various Debian Linux distributions running PHP. This flaw allows remote attackers to exhaust system resources by sending multiple multipart/form-data POST requests, leading to an excessive creation of temporary files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a low attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. While not actively exploited in the wild or on the KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, and there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.2.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.3.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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