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CVE-2011-4885
PHP before 5.3.9 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which…
Medium5.0EPSS 83.4%
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- mitre
Description
PHP before 5.3.9 computes hash values for form parameters without restricting the ability to trigger hash collisions predictably, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by sending many crafted parameters.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 83.4% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (27)
- https://github.com/FireFart/HashCollision-DOS-POC/blob/master/HashtablePOC.py (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- HPSBMU02786 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 1026473 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 47404 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- HPSBOV02763 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- http://www.nruns.com/_downloads/advisory28122011.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- php-hash-dos(72021) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 18296 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- DSA-2399 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2012:0411 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:197 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 18305 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:0426 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 48668 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0019 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 51193 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2012-392727.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- VU#903934 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=321003 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=321040 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2012:0071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- SSRT100728 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20111228 n.runs-SA-2011.004 - web programming languages and platforms - DoS through hash table (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5281 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2012-05-09-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- http://www.ocert.org/advisories/ocert-2011-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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