CVE-2011-1657
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.1%EU EUVD
The (1) ZipArchive::addGlob and (2) ZipArchive::addPattern functions in ext/zip/php_zip.c in PHP 5.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain flags arguments, as demonstrated by (a) GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC and (b) GLOB_APPEND.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 5.1% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-1657)
- Published
- August 25, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1657 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- php / php
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/100(Exploit)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8342
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5130
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=310814(Patch)
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log(Patch)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:165
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/6(Patch)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519385/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49252
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=54681(Exploit)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69320
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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