medium
4.3
CWE
119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2011-1464: Buffer Overflow

First published: Sun Mar 20 2011(Updated: )

Buffer overflow in the strval function in PHP before 5.3.6, when the precision configuration option has a large value, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a small numerical value in the argument.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP=4.3.9
PHP=4.4.9
PHP=3.0
PHP=5.2.9
PHP=4.0-beta1
PHP=3.0.5
PHP=3.0.11
PHP=5.2.4
PHP=5.1.5
PHP=5.1.2
PHP=4.0-beta4
PHP=5.3.1
PHP=4.2.0
PHP=5.1.1
PHP=3.0.1
PHP=5.2.14
PHP=3.0.2
PHP=4.4.4
PHP=5.0.0-beta1
PHP=4.1.0
PHP=5.1.6
PHP=5.2.16
PHP=4.3.4
PHP=4.0.4
PHP=4.3.0
PHP=4.0.5
PHP=5.2.7
PHP=5.2.2
PHP=3.0.8
PHP=5.0.5
PHP=4.3.6
PHP=3.0.13
PHP=5.0.1
PHP=5.1.4
PHP=5.2.5
PHP=4.3.7
PHP=5.0.4
PHP=4.2.2
PHP=4.4.2
PHP=5.2.12
PHP=3.0.7
PHP=4.3.2
PHP=4.3.11
PHP=4.0.0
PHP=3.0.6
PHP=3.0.17
PHP=4.0.7
PHP=4.0.2
PHP=4.3.3
PHP=2.0
PHP=4.1.1
PHP=3.0.15
PHP=3.0.16
PHP=5.2.11
PHP=5.2.6
PHP=5.2.17
PHP=5.3.0
PHP=4.4.3
PHP=5.0.0-rc2
PHP=5.2.3
PHP=5.3.3
PHP=5.0.3
PHP=3.0.10
PHP=3.0.4
PHP=4.2.3
PHP=5.1.0
PHP=4.4.5
PHP=5.2.13
PHP=5.0.0-rc3
PHP=4.0
PHP=4.0-beta2
PHP=2.0b10
PHP=4.4.8
PHP=4.0.6
PHP=5.2.0
PHP=5.2.4
PHP=4.1.2
PHP=5.0.0-beta3
PHP=5.3.2
PHP<=5.3.5
PHP=5.3.4
PHP=4.3.1
PHP=5.1.3
PHP=3.0.18
PHP=4.0-beta_4_patch1
PHP=4.4.0
PHP=5.2.10
PHP=4.3.10
PHP=4.2.1
PHP=5.0.0-rc1
PHP=4.0.1
PHP=1.0
PHP=5.0.2
PHP=4.4.6
PHP=3.0.12
PHP=5.2.15
PHP=4.4.1
PHP=4.0-beta3
PHP=5.2.1
PHP=4.0.3
PHP=3.0.14
PHP=3.0.9
PHP=3.0.3
PHP=5.0.0-beta4
PHP=5.0.0
PHP=4.3.8
PHP=4.3.5
PHP=5.0.0-beta2
PHP=5.2.8
PHP=4.4.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2011-1464?

    CVE-2011-1464 is considered to have a moderate severity as it could lead to a denial of service by crashing the application.

  • How do I fix CVE-2011-1464?

    To fix CVE-2011-1464, upgrade your PHP version to 5.3.6 or later, as earlier versions are affected by this vulnerability.

  • What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2011-1464?

    CVE-2011-1464 affects PHP versions 3.0 through 5.3.5.

  • What types of attacks are possible using CVE-2011-1464?

    CVE-2011-1464 allows attackers to exploit a buffer overflow, potentially leading to application crashes.

  • Is CVE-2011-1464 specific to any platforms?

    CVE-2011-1464 is not platform-specific and affects multiple operating systems running the vulnerable versions of PHP.

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