Uninitialized Variable Vulnerability in PHP's openssl_encrypt Function

Uninitialized Variable Vulnerability in PHP's openssl_encrypt Function

CVE-2012-6113 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The openssl_encrypt function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP 5.3.9 through 5.3.13 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by providing zero bytes of input data.

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