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CVE-2012-2688

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Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the _php_stream_scandir function in the stream implementation in PHP before 5.3.15 and 5.4.x before 5.4.5 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors, related to an "overflow."

References

https://github.com/shelld3v/CVE-2012-2688

https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15376003

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/77155

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1569-1

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027287

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54638

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:108

http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2527

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5501

http://secunia.com/advisories/55078

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00022.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00021.html

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-07-20

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: 0.10467

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