Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 7, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2386
CVE-2012-2386
Description
Integer overflow in the phar_parse_tarfile function in tar.c in the phar extension in PHP before 5.3.14 and 5.4.x before 5.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tar file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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References
9- 0x1byte.blogspot.com/2011/04/php-phar-extension-heap-overflow.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/10nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- support.apple.com/kb/HT5501nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- bugs.php.net/bug.phpnvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- git.php.netnvd
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