medium
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CWE
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Updated

CVE-2012-0788: Input Validation

First published: Sat Jan 21 2012(Updated: )

<a href="https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55776">https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55776</a> [2011-09-24 19:21 UTC] grinyad at mail dot ru Description: ------------ &lt;?php // make a Pdo_Mysql statement before $result = $stmt-&gt;fetch(PDO::FETCH_LAZY); session_start(); $_SESSION['PDORow'] = $result; ?&gt; Is crashing on next request after saving PDORow to session on session_start() [2011-09-24 19:24 UTC] aharvey What do you mean by "crashing"? Is the actual PHP process crashing, or are you just getting an error message because PDO statements aren't serialisable (which is expected)? [2011-09-25 08:56 UTC] grinyad at mail dot ru Is a Apache crash. It gives a CGI/FastCGI Send/Don't Send window. <a href="http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3953/57126366.jpg">http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3953/57126366.jpg</a> After few minutes is crashing apache server: <a href="http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2981/21231006.jpg">http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/2981/21231006.jpg</a> [2011-09-25 12:39 UTC] johannes PDORow objects may not be serialized and therefore not be put in a session. In svn it was fixed to throw a warning and not crash anymore this will be in future releases.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/php<5.3.9
5.3.9
PHP<=5.3.8
PHP=5.0.0
PHP=5.0.0-beta1
PHP=5.0.0-beta2
PHP=5.0.0-beta3
PHP=5.0.0-beta4
PHP=5.0.0-rc1
PHP=5.0.0-rc2
PHP=5.0.0-rc3
PHP=5.0.1
PHP=5.0.2
PHP=5.0.3
PHP=5.0.4
PHP=5.0.5
PHP=5.1.1
PHP=5.1.2
PHP=5.1.3
PHP=5.1.4
PHP=5.1.5
PHP=5.1.6
PHP=5.2.0
PHP=5.2.1
PHP=5.2.2
PHP=5.2.3
PHP=5.2.4
PHP=5.2.5
PHP=5.2.6
PHP=5.2.7
PHP=5.2.8
PHP=5.2.9
PHP=5.2.10
PHP=5.2.11
PHP=5.2.12
PHP=5.2.14
PHP=5.2.15
PHP=5.2.16
PHP=5.2.17
PHP=5.3.0
PHP=5.3.1
PHP=5.3.2
PHP=5.3.3
PHP=5.3.4
PHP=5.3.5
PHP=5.3.6
PHP=5.3.7

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-0788?

    CVE-2012-0788 has a medium severity rating.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-0788?

    To fix CVE-2012-0788, upgrade your PHP version to 5.3.9 or later.

  • Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2012-0788?

    CVE-2012-0788 affects PHP versions up to 5.3.8 and various 5.0.x and 5.1.x versions.

  • What type of vulnerability is CVE-2012-0788?

    CVE-2012-0788 is a session-related vulnerability impacting the PDO extension in PHP.

  • Can CVE-2012-0788 lead to data breaches?

    Yes, CVE-2012-0788 can potentially lead to premature session termination and data leakage.

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