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CVE-2012-2688

First published: Fri Jul 20 2012(Updated: )

Unspecified vulnerability in the _php_stream_scandir function in the stream implementation in PHP before 5.3.15 and 5.4.x before 5.4.5 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, related to an "overflow."

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Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP<=5.3.14
PHP=1.0
PHP=2.0
PHP=2.0b10
PHP=3.0
PHP=3.0.1
PHP=3.0.2
PHP=3.0.3
PHP=3.0.4
PHP=3.0.5
PHP=3.0.6
PHP=3.0.7
PHP=3.0.8
PHP=3.0.9
PHP=3.0.10
PHP=3.0.11
PHP=3.0.12
PHP=3.0.13
PHP=3.0.14
PHP=3.0.15
PHP=3.0.16
PHP=3.0.17
PHP=3.0.18
PHP=4.0-beta_4_patch1
PHP=4.0-beta1
PHP=4.0-beta2
PHP=4.0-beta3
PHP=4.0-beta4
PHP=4.0.0
PHP=4.0.1
PHP=4.0.2
PHP=4.0.3
PHP=4.0.4
PHP=4.0.5
PHP=4.0.6
PHP=4.0.7
PHP=4.1.0
PHP=4.1.1
PHP=4.1.2
PHP=4.2.0
PHP=4.2.1
PHP=4.2.2
PHP=4.2.3
PHP=4.3.0
PHP=4.3.1
PHP=4.3.2
PHP=4.3.3
PHP=4.3.4
PHP=4.3.5
PHP=4.3.6
PHP=4.3.7
PHP=4.3.8
PHP=4.3.9
PHP=4.3.10
PHP=4.3.11
PHP=4.4.0
PHP=4.4.1
PHP=4.4.2
PHP=4.4.3
PHP=4.4.4
PHP=4.4.5
PHP=4.4.6
PHP=4.4.7
PHP=4.4.8
PHP=4.4.9
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=5.1.0
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=5.2.13
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
PHP=5.3.8
PHP=5.3.9
PHP=5.3.10
PHP=5.3.11
PHP=5.3.12
PHP=5.3.13
PHP=5.4.0
PHP=5.4.1
PHP=5.4.2
PHP=5.4.3
PHP=5.4.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2012-2688?

    CVE-2012-2688 has an unknown impact and severity due to insufficient information regarding its effect.

  • How do I fix CVE-2012-2688?

    To fix CVE-2012-2688, update PHP to versions 5.3.15 or later and 5.4.5 or later.

  • What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2012-2688?

    CVE-2012-2688 affects PHP versions prior to 5.3.15 and 5.4.x versions before 5.4.5.

  • Can CVE-2012-2688 be exploited remotely?

    CVE-2012-2688 involves remote attack vectors, indicating that it may be exploitable from remote systems.

  • What function in PHP is related to CVE-2012-2688?

    CVE-2012-2688 is related to the _php_stream_scandir function in PHP.

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