Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2011-1657
CVE-2011-1657
Description
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.
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Affected products
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
14- svn.php.net/viewvc/nvdPatch
- svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/zip/php_zip.cnvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/6nvdPatch
- securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/100nvdExploit
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdExploit
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Feb/msg00000.htmlnvd
- securityreason.com/securityalert/8342nvd
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5130nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/7nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/01/8nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519385/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/49252nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69320nvd
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