Denial Of Service Vulnerability in PHP April-09

Summary
The host is installed with PHP and is prone to Denial of Service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation could result in denial of service condition. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.9 or above, http://www.php.net/downloads.php Workaround: For workaround refer below link, http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/json/JSON_parser.c?r1=1.1.2.14&r2=1.1.2.15
Insight
Improper handling of .zip file while doing extraction via php_zip_make_relative_path function in php_zip.c file.
Affected
PHP version prior to 5.2.9
References