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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2012-3450 EUVD-2012-3412GHSA-72h2-mx43-37v5

pdo_sql_parser.re in the PDO extension in PHP before 5.3.14 and 5.4.x before 5.4.4 does not properly determine the end of the query string …

Published Aug 6, 2012 · Updated Aug 6, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

pdo_sql_parser.re in the PDO extension in PHP before 5.3.14 and 5.4.x before 5.4.4 does not properly determine the end of the query string during parsing of prepared statements, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted parameter value.

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 6.0 php5 5.3.3-7+squeeze14 DSA-2527-1

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Exploit-DB 1

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