EIP-2026-103630

PRE-CVE

PHP 5.2.6 - 'sleep()' Local Memory Exhaust

Title source: legacy
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for EIP-2026-103630. PoCs published by Gogulas.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a PHP memory exhaustion vulnerability to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. It sends a base64-encoded payload via the 'Accept-Language' header, which is then decoded and executed on the target server, consuming memory and causing the server to crash or become unresponsive.

Description

PHP 5.2.6 - 'sleep()' Local Memory Exhaust

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Gogulas · phpdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5679

This exploit leverages a PHP memory exhaustion vulnerability to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack. It sends a base64-encoded payload via the 'Accept-Language' header, which is then decoded and executed on the target server, consuming memory and causing the server to crash or become unresponsive.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PHP (version not specified, likely older versions with SAFE_MODE)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Target server running vulnerable PHP version · Network access to the target server · fsockopen function enabled on the attacker's server
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

Details

Status pre_cve
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026