Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900993
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	PHP <= 5.3.0 DoS Vulnerability
Summary:	PHP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: PHP is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: An error in 'unserialize()' function while processing malformed user supplied data containing a long serialized string passed via the '__wakeup()' or '__destruct()' methods. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code and cause denial of service. Affected Software/OS: PHP versions 5.3.0 and prior. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 5.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-4418 http://www.suspekt.org/2009/11/28/shocking-news-in-php-exploitation/ http://www.suspekt.org/downloads/POC2009-ShockingNewsInPHPExploitation.pdf
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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