CVE-2010-0397
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
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Statement
This issue was addressed in the php packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 and 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (php) | RHSA-2010:0919 | 2010-11-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (php) | RHSA-2010:0919 | 2010-11-29 |
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