CVE-2004-0594

Published: Jul 16, 2004Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-367

5.1MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:HAccess Complexity

High

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:PConfidentiality

Partial

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:PAvailability

Partial

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Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected Products

openpkg

oss-project

openpkgOn-prem

DevTools & CI / artifact-registry

avaya

commercial·USaka s8300, avaya communication manager

converged communications server

Communications

debian

oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux

debian linuxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / linux-distro

commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hpe

hp-uxOn-premOS

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

trustix

oss-project

secure linuxOn-premSecurity Product

Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner

php

oss-project·USaka pear, php language, pecl

phpDev Tool

OSS Libraries / generic-library

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000847

distro.conectiva.com.br

http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-July/023908.html

lists.grok.org.uk

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108981780109154&w=2

marc.info

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