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PHP Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Vulnerability (CVE-2012-2376)

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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2012-2376

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Severity

Critical

Classification

CVE-2012-2376 CWE-119

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities

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