CVE-2002-2309 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.1% (pctl 90)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
php.exe in PHP 3.0 through 4.2.2, when running on Apache, does not terminate properly, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a direct request without arguments.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| EPSS | 4.06% — more likely to be exploited than 90% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2002-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP Interpreter 3.0.x/4.0.x/4.1/4.2 - Direct Invocation Denial of Service | 2002-07-22 |
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-July/000605.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/283586
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9646.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5280
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2002-July/000605.html
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/283586
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9646.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5280
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