01 Record
CVE-2009-1271
The JSON_parser function (ext/json/JSON_parser.c) in PHP 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed string to the json_decode API
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The JSON_parser function (ext/json/JSON_parser.c) in PHP 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed string to the json_decode API
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 83.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-04-08 18:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-04-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 76f6f630959541abb5ccc978eaf7e756aba8b98adc5cb92ef4017b824a07238e
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090401 CVE request: PHP 5.2.9http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/9
- www.debian.orgDSA-1775http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1775
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-3768https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01451.html
- cvs.php.nethttp://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/json/JSON_parser.c?r1=1.1.2.14&r2=1.1.2.15
- secunia.com34770http://secunia.com/advisories/34770
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2009-09-10-2http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Sep/msg00004.html
- www.php.nethttp://www.php.net/releases/5_2_9.php
- secunia.com35007http://secunia.com/advisories/35007
- secunia.com34933http://secunia.com/advisories/34933
- secunia.com34830http://secunia.com/advisories/34830
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-761-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-761-2
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:0350http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0350.html
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-3848https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01465.html
- secunia.com35003http://secunia.com/advisories/35003
- secunia.com35685http://secunia.com/advisories/35685
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:012http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-07/msg00002.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3865
- secunia.com36701http://secunia.com/advisories/36701
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:090http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:090
- secunia.com35306http://secunia.com/advisories/35306
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-761-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/761-1/
- www.debian.orgDSA-1789http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1789