FKIE_CVE-2009-4017
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-11-24 00:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:12
Severity
Summary
PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.
References
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