# CVE-2004-0958: php\_variables.c in PHP before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to read sensitive memory contents via (1) GET, (2) POST, or (3) COOKIE GPC varia

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2004-10-16 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

php_variables.c in PHP before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to read sensitive memory contents via (1) GET, (2) POST, or (3) COOKIE GPC variables that end in an open bracket character, which causes PHP to calculate an incorrect string length.

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q3/0053.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109527531130492&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/12560/
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1011279
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2344
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17393
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10863
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-687.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/24656

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