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 re
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.
- Published
- Nov 23, 2009
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 12.0% · 96th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-770
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Report tools
Action score
24
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 20 / 40 · 5.0 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 12.0%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| php | php | cpe:2.3:a:php:php |
| apple | mac os x | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
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Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- php phpbefore 5.2.12
- php php5.3.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:4.0 | php5 | before 5.2.0+dfsg-8+etch16 | 5.2.0+dfsg-8+etch16 |
| Debian:5.0 | php5 | before 5.2.6.dfsg.1-1+lenny4 | 5.2.6.dfsg.1-1+lenny4 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-debuginfo | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-devel | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-imap | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-ldap | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-mysql | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-odbc | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | php-pgsql | before 0:4.3.2-54.ent | 0:4.3.2-54.ent |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-debuginfo | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-devel | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-domxml | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-gd | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-imap | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-ldap | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-mbstring | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-mysql | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-ncurses | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-odbc | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-pear | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-pgsql | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | php-snmp | before 0:4.3.9-3.29 | 0:4.3.9-3.29 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:php5 | 5.2.0+dfsg-8+etch16 · Debian:4.0 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-debuginfo | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-devel | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-domxml | 0:4.3.9-3.29 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-gd | 0:4.3.9-3.29 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-imap | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-ldap | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-mbstring | 0:4.3.9-3.29 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-mysql | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-ncurses | 0:4.3.9-3.29 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-odbc | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:php-pgsql | 0:4.3.2-54.ent · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | dos | 2009-11-27 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+3 d
- TodaySep 30, 2026+6155 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingCVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- FloodingCAPEC-125likelihood: High · Medium
- Excessive AllocationCAPEC-130likelihood: Medium · Medium
- XML Ping of the DeathCAPEC-147likelihood: Low · Medium
- Exponential Data ExpansionCAPEC-197likelihood: High · Medium
- Serialized Data Parameter BlowupCAPEC-229likelihood: High · High
- Serialized Data with Nested PayloadsCAPEC-230likelihood: Medium · High
- Oversized Serialized Data PayloadsCAPEC-231likelihood: Medium · High
- HTTP DoSCAPEC-469Low
ATT&CK techniques
- Network Denial of Service:Direct Network FloodT1498.001
- Network Denial of Service:Reflection AmplificationT1498.002
- Endpoint Denial of ServiceT1499
- Endpoint Denial of Service: OS Exhaustion FloodT1499.001
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Service Exhaustion FloodT1499.002
- Endpoint Denial of Service:Application Exhaustion FloodT1499.003
Noroxi analysis
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References
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2
- news.php.net/php.announce/79
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/228
- secunia.com/advisories/37482
- secunia.com/advisories/37821
- secunia.com/advisories/40262
- secunia.com/advisories/41480
- secunia.com/advisories/41490
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- www.acunetix.com/blog/websecuritynews/php-multipartform-data-denial-of-service/
- www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940
- www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=emr_na-c02512995
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:303
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:305
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/7
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- www.php.net/releases/5_2_12.php
- www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.