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PHP 'mbstring.func_overload' DoS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
The host is running PHP and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
This bug is due to an error in 'mbstring.func_overload' setting in .htaccess file. It can be exploited via modifying behavior of other sites hosted on the same web server which causes this setting to be applied to other virtual hosts on the same server.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PHP version 4.4.4 and prior PHP 5.1.x to 5.1.6 PHP 5.2.x to 5.2.5
Solution
Solution
Update to version 4.4.5, 5.1.7, 5.2.6 or later.