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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2010-0397 EUVD-2010-0428GHSA-vqgq-wj7q-x376

The xmlrpc extension in PHP 5.3.1 does not properly handle a missing methodName element in the first argument to the xmlrpc_decode_request …

Published Mar 16, 2010 · Updated Aug 7, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The xmlrpc extension in PHP 5.3.1 does not properly handle a missing methodName element in the first argument to the xmlrpc_decode_request function, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted argument.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Debian

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 5.0 php5 5.2.6.dfsg.1-1+lenny8 DSA-2018-1

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 5 php +18 5.1.6-27.el5_5.3 RHSA-2010:0919
RHEL 4 php +13 4.3.9-3.31 RHSA-2010:0919

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

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Advisories 2

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