# CVE-2012-0781: The tidy\_diagnose function in PHP 5.3.8 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2012-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The tidy_diagnose function in PHP 5.3.8 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted input to an application that attempts to perform Tidy::diagnose operations on invalid objects, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4153.

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## References

- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18370/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-01/0092.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48668
- http://cxsecurity.com/research/103
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18370

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