CVE-2004-0594

Description

The memory_limit functionality in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, under certain conditions such as when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a memory_limit abort during execution of the zend_hash_init function and overwriting a HashTable destructor pointer before the initialization of key data structures is complete.

Category

5.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 86.91% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory mandrakesecure.net Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2004/0039/ vendor advisory broken link
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023908.html url repurposed mailing list broken link
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000847 vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108982983426031&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-669 mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-395.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-405.html vendor advisory broken link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10896 vdb entry signature broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-392.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-531 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_21_php4.html vendor advisory broken link
http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:068 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.html vendor advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16693 vdb entry third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109051444105182&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10725 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981780109154&w=2 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-13.xml third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-0594?
CVE-2004-0594 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-0594?
To fix CVE-2004-0594, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-0594 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2004-0594 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~87% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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