CVE-2012-2336NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Severity Level

UNKNOWN

Published Date

May 11, 2012

Last Modified

Apr 29, 2026

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation yet

EPSS Score (30-Day)

47.33%Probability

Root Weakness (CWE)

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation ↗

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required.

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions

Php Php <= 5.3.12
Php Php

Patched Versions

Not provided by NVD for this CVE.

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