CVE-2009-2626
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.4EPSS 8.3%EU EUVD
The zend_restore_ini_entry_cb function in zend_ini.c in PHP 5.3.0, 5.2.10, and earlier versions allows context-specific attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) and cause a PHP crash by using the ini_set function to declare a variable, then using the ini_restore function to restore the variable.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.4 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 8.3% (95th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-2620)
- Published
- December 1, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-2620 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
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References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540605(Patch)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37482(Vendor Advisory)
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/65(Exploit)
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/Zend/zend_ini.c?r1=272370&r2=284156
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940(Patch)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36009
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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