Description
The memory_limit functionality in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, under certain conditions such as when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a memory_limit abort during execution of the zend_hash_init function and overwriting a HashTable destructor pointer before the initialization of key data structures is complete.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000847Broken Link
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023908.htmlBroken Link, URL Repurposed
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981780109154&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108982983426031&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109051444105182&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-531Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-669Mailing List
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-13.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:068Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_21_php4.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-392.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-395.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-405.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10725Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0039/Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10896Broken Link
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000847Broken Link
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023908.htmlBroken Link, URL Repurposed
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981780109154&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108982983426031&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109051444105182&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-531Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-669Mailing List
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-13.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:068Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_21_php4.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-392.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-395.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-405.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10725Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0039/Broken Link
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10896Broken Link
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 27, 2004
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified