CVE DATABASE / CVE-2004-0594
CVE-2004-0594
CVSS 5.1 · MEDIUM
Summary
The memory_limit functionality in PHP 4.x up to 4.3.7, and 5.x up to 5.0.0RC3, under certain conditions such as when register_globals is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering a memory_limit abort during execution of the zend_hash_init function and overwriting a HashTable destructor pointer before the initialization of key data structures is complete.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 5.1 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Confidentiality | PARTIAL |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | PARTIAL |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Openpkg openpkgAvaya converged communications serverDebian debian linuxHp hp-uxTrustix secure linuxPhp php
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References
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000847
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023908.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981780109154&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108982983426031&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109051444105182&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=109181600614477&w=2
- http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-531
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-669
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200407-13.xml
- http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/advisory.php?name=MDKSA-2004:068
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2004_21_php4.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-392.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-395.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-405.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-816.html
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.