CVE-2011-1470

PHP < 5.3.6 - Denial of Service via ZipArchive Stream Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-1470. PoCs published by paulgao.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP's Zip extension by attempting to read a specific file within a JAR archive, which can cause the application to crash. The PoC leverages the `ZipArchive` class to trigger the vulnerability in versions prior to PHP 5.3.6.

Description

The Zip extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a ziparchive stream that is not properly handled by the stream_get_contents function.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by paulgao · phpdosphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35484

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP's Zip extension by attempting to read a specific file within a JAR archive, which can cause the application to crash. The PoC leverages the `ZipArchive` class to trigger the vulnerability in versions prior to PHP 5.3.6.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP Zip extension < 5.3.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A JAR file named 'test.jar' containing 'META-INF/MANIFEST.MF'
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Mailing List vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:053
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:052
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
Exploit x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53579
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0744
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46969

Scores

EPSS 0.0952
EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (45)
php/php 1.0
php/php 2.0
php/php 2.0b10
php/php 3.0
php/php 3.0.1
php/php 3.0.2
php/php 3.0.3
php/php 3.0.4
php/php 3.0.5
php/php 3.0.6
... and 35 more
Published Mar 20, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026