CVE-2009-4418

PHP < 5.3.0 - Denial of Service via Deeply Nested Unserialize

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The unserialize function in PHP 5.3.0 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a deeply nested serialized variable, as demonstrated by a string beginning with a:1: followed by many {a:1: sequences.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 60.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (28)
php/php 5
php/php 5.0 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
php/php 5.0.0 (8 CPE variants)
php/php 5.0.1
php/php 5.0.2
php/php 5.0.3
php/php 5.0.4
php/php 5.0.5
php/php 5.1.0
php/php 5.1.1
... and 18 more
Published Dec 24, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026