CVE-2009-3294

N/A Unknown
Published: September 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

The popen API function in TSRM/tsrm_win32.c in PHP before 5.2.11 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1, when running on certain Windows operating systems, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) "e" or (2) "er" string in the second argument (aka mode), possibly related to the _fdopen function in the Microsoft C runtime library. NOTE: this might not cross privilege boundaries except in rare cases in which the mode argument is accessible to an attacker outside of an application that uses the popen function.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=44683
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://news.php.net/php.announce/79
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=287779
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/20/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/3
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/58188
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.11
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_11.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=44683
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://news.php.net/php.announce/79
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=287779
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/20/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/20/3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
http://www.osvdb.org/58188
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.11
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_11.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_1.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.9%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

Affected Vendors

php microsoft

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