CVE-2012-0830

Published: 6 February 2012

The php_register_variable_ex function in php_variables.c in PHP 5.3.9 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a request containing a large number of variables, related to improper handling of array variables. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4885.

Notes

Introduced by the fix for CVE-2011-4885

Status

References

• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-0830
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1358-1
• NVD
• Launchpad
• Debian

Bugs

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-0830