cve/2009/CVE-2009-4017.md

CVE-2009-4017

Description

PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.

POC

Reference

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/228
• http://www.acunetix.com/blog/websecuritynews/php-multipartform-data-denial-of-service/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/7

Github

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