CVE-2012-1172 (GCVE-0-2012-1172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2012-05-24 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 18:53
VLAI
Summary
The file-upload implementation in rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.0 does not properly handle invalid [ (open square bracket) characters in name values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malformed $_FILES indexes) or conduct directory traversal attacks during multi-file uploads by leveraging a script that lacks its own filename restrictions.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
redhat CNA under the redhat root
CNA scorecard B 81/100 over 995 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2009-06-18 00:00
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