{"cve":"CVE-2009-4017","nvd":{"published":"2009-11-24T00:30:00.500","modified":"2026-06-16T23:12:50.250","status":"Modified","description":"PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not restrict the number of temporary files created when handling a multipart/form-data POST request, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource exhaustion), and makes it easier for remote attackers to exploit local file inclusion vulnerabilities, via multiple requests, related to lack of support for the max_file_uploads directive.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-770"],"references":["http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html","http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=127680701405735&w=2","http://news.php.net/php.announce/79","http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/228","http://secunia.com/advisories/37482"],"products":["apple:mac_os_x","debian:debian_linux","php:php"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-4017","score":0.12041,"percentile":0.96138,"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."]}