CVE-2012-2376

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75778

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=823464

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027089

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/20/2

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=13255

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-05-21

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.20054