CVE-2005-3389: Medium severity PHP PHP vulnerability

Published Nov 1, 2005
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Updated

The parsestr function in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when called with only one parameter, allows remote attackers to enable the registerglobals directive via inputs that cause a request to be terminated due to the memorylimit setting, which causes PHP to set an internal flag that enables registerglobals and allows attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in PHP applications that would otherwise be protected.

Affected Software

48 affected components
PHP PHP=4.3.9
PHP PHP=4.2.0
PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta1
PHP PHP=4.1.0
PHP PHP=4.3.4
PHP PHP=4.0.4
PHP PHP=4.3.0
PHP PHP=4.0.5
PHP PHP=5.0.5
PHP PHP=4.3.6
PHP PHP=5.0.1
PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc2
PHP PHP=4.3.7
PHP PHP=5.0.4
PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc1
PHP PHP=4.2.2
PHP PHP=4.3.2
PHP PHP=4.3.11
PHP PHP=4.0.0
PHP PHP=4.0.3-patch1
PHP PHP=4.0.7
PHP PHP=4.0.2
PHP PHP=4.3.3
PHP PHP=4.1.1
PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc2
PHP PHP=5.0.3
PHP PHP=4.2.3
PHP PHP=4.0.1-patch1
PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc3
PHP PHP=4.0.1-patch2
PHP PHP=4.0.6
PHP PHP=4.1.2
PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta3
PHP PHP=4.0.7-rc3
PHP PHP=4.3.1
PHP PHP=4.4.0
PHP PHP=4.3.10
PHP PHP=4.2.1
PHP PHP=5.0.0-rc1
PHP PHP=4.0.1
PHP PHP=5.0.2
PHP PHP=4.2
PHP PHP=4.0.3
PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta4
PHP PHP=5.0.0
PHP PHP=4.3.8
PHP PHP=4.3.5
PHP PHP=5.0.0-beta2

Remediation

Patch Available

http://secunia.com/advisories/17371

Patch Available

http://www.php.net/release_4_4_1.php

Patch Available

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15249

Event History

Nov 1, 2005
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3389?

The severity of CVE-2005-3389 is classified as critical due to the potential for remote code execution when the register_globals directive is enabled.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-3389?

To fix CVE-2005-3389, ensure that your PHP configuration disables register_globals and update to a version of PHP that is not affected, specifically higher than 5.0.5.

3

What are the affected PHP versions for CVE-2005-3389?

CVE-2005-3389 affects PHP versions 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5.

4

Can CVE-2005-3389 allow attackers to manipulate my web application?

Yes, CVE-2005-3389 can enable attackers to manipulate input, potentially leading to unauthorized access or code execution.

5

Is CVE-2005-3389 a widespread vulnerability?

Yes, CVE-2005-3389 is widespread as it affects many older versions of PHP commonly used in applications.

Company

Resources

Contact

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