CVE-2010-0397
PHP 5.3.1 - Denial of Service via xmlrpc_decode_request NULL Pointer Dereference
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2010-0397. PoCs published by Auke van Slooten.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP's xmlrpc extension by sending a malformed XML-RPC request. The crafted request causes xmlrpc_decode_request to fail, leading to a DoS condition.
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.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP's xmlrpc extension by sending a malformed XML-RPC request. The crafted request causes xmlrpc_decode_request to fail, leading to a DoS condition.