CVE-2012-2329 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 62.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in the apache_request_headers function in sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long string in the header of an HTTP request.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 62.3% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-05-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| php | php |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | PHP 5.4.3 - apache_request_headers Function Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2012-06-17 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49014
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.3
- http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-08-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53455
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61807
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820000
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75545
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49014
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.3
- http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-08-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53455
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61807
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=820000
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75545
- https://h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c03839862
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