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TI-2011-01291 Aliases CVE-2011-1471GHSA-h5g9-76vr-9xfh

Integer signedness error in zip_stream.c in the Zip extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows…

Priority LOW 35CWE-189Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-189 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.13189 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.2.11; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.6VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.2.11; 5.3.0 to before 5.3.6 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:1423 Released 2011-11-02 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php53 and php security update
    • RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php53-5.3.3-1.el5_7.3, php53-5.3.3-1.el5_7.3.i386, php53-bcmath-5.3.3-1.el5_7.3 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php53-5.3.3-1.el5_7.3, php53-5.3.3-1.el5_7.3.i386, php53-5.3.3-1.el5_7.3.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php-5.3.3-3.el6_1.3, php-cli-5.3.3-3.el6_1.3, php-common-5.3.3-3.el6_1.3 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-3.el6_1.3, php-bcmath-5.3.3-3.el6_1.3, php-dba-5.3.3-3.el6_1.3 +12

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:1423
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:1423
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1423
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2011:1423
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-1471
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h5g9-76vr-9xfh

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 7

Other 1

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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