CVE-2011-1468 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 13.3% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Multiple memory leaks in the OpenSSL extension in PHP before 5.3.6 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via (1) plaintext data to the openssl_encrypt function or (2) ciphertext data to the openssl_decrypt function.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 13.26% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-399 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-03-20 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP < 5.3.6 'OpenSSL' Extension - 'openssl_encrypt' Plaintext Data Memory Leak Denial of Service | 2011-03-08 |
| exploit-db | PHP < 5.3.6 'OpenSSL' Extension - 'openssl_decrypt' Ciphertext Data Memory Leak Denial of Service | 2011-03-08 |
References
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54060
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54061
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:053
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46977
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0744
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54060
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54061
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:053
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46977
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0744
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