Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2010· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-0397
CVE-2010-0397
Description
The xmlrpc extension in PHP 5.3.1 does not properly handle a missing methodName element in the first argument to the xmlrpc_decode_request function, which allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) and possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted argument.
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References
15- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdExploit
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/03/12/5nvdExploit
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/38708nvdExploit
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Aug/msg00003.htmlnvd
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Nov/msg00000.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/42410nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4312nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT4435nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.htmlnvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0724nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081nvd
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