{"cve":"CVE-2005-3389","nvd":{"published":"2005-11-01T12:47:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T22:16:52.050","status":"Modified","description":"The parse_str function in PHP 4.x up to 4.4.0 and 5.x up to 5.0.5, when called with only one parameter, allows remote attackers to enable the register_globals directive via inputs that cause a request to be terminated due to the memory_limit setting, which causes PHP to set an internal flag that enables register_globals and allows attackers to exploit vulnerabilities in PHP applications that would otherwise be protected.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522","http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/17371","http://secunia.com/advisories/17490","http://secunia.com/advisories/17510"],"products":["php:php"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:39:29.870204089+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2005-3389","score":0.06299,"percentile":0.93602,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}