Improper input validation in PHP
CVE-2012-2336
sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.13 and 5.4.x before 5.4.3, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle query strings that lack an = (equals sign) character, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by placing command-line options in the query string, related to lack of skipping a certain php_getopt for the 'T' case. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1823.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.521 (99.0th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.503 · newest: 0.521 · change: +0.017
Affected products
- PHP — versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.0b10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-06/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.html (vendor-advisory)
- bugs.php.net/patch-display.php
- secunia.com/advisories/49014 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- bugs.php.net/bug.php (Vendor Advisory)
- www.php.net/archive/2012.php (Vendor Advisory)
- h20564.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay (vendor-advisory)
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2012-2336?
- CVE-2012-2336 is a vulnerability in PHP, classified under Improper Input Validation. Published 2012-05-11.
- Is CVE-2012-2336 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.