Vulnerability CVE-2012-2376
Published: 2012-05-21

Description:
Buffer overflow in the com_print_typeinfo function in PHP 5.4.3 and earlier on Windows allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted arguments that trigger incorrect handling of COM object VARIANT types, as exploited in the wild in May 2012.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
PHP 5.4.3 Win32 Code Execution
Maksymilian Moty...
19.05.2012

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
10/10
10/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
PHP -> PHP 

 References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823464
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18861/
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/20/2
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13255
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