Description
PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 allows local users to cause a crash (segmentation fault) by defining and executing a recursive function. NOTE: it has been reported by a reliable third party that some later versions are also affected.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- PHP 4/5 - Executor Deep Recursion Remote Denial of Service EDB-29693 · dos · Mar 1, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- php-function-dos(25704) vdb-entry
- 676 third-party-advisory
- 20060409 function *() php/apache Crash PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 mailing-list
- 22766 vdb-entry
- 1015880 vdb-entry
- 20060408 function *() php/apache Crash PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 third-party-advisory
- 20060410 Re: function *() php/apache Crash PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 mailing-list
- ADV-2006-1290 vdb-entry
- 20060412 Re: function *() php/apache Crash PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 mailing-list
- 2312 third-party-advisory
- 24485 vdb-entry
- 20060414 Re: Re: function *() php/apache Crash PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 mailing-list
- http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-02-2007.html