CVE-2011-1471

PHP < 5.2.11 - Denial of Service via Malformed Zip Archive Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-1471. PoCs published by TorokAlpar.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP's Zip extension by attempting to read a file with an incorrect CRC from a Zip archive, causing the application to crash. The PoC uses the ZipArchive class to trigger the vulnerability.

Description

Integer signedness error in zip_stream.c in the Zip extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a malformed archive file that triggers errors in zip_fread function calls.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by TorokAlpar · phpdosphp
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35485

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service vulnerability in PHP's Zip extension by attempting to read a file with an incorrect CRC from a Zip archive, causing the application to crash. The PoC uses the ZipArchive class to trigger the vulnerability.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP versions prior to 5.3.6
No auth needed
Prerequisites: A malformed Zip archive with a file containing an incorrect CRC
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46975
Broken Link 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
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2266
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_apple
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:052
Permissions Required vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0744
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
Exploit, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=49072

Scores

EPSS 0.1313
EPSS Percentile 95.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-189
Status published
Products (1)
php/php < 5.2.11
Published Mar 20, 2011
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026