CVE-2012-0830 is a memory-corruption vulnerability in PHP 5.3.9 affecting the php_register_variable_ex function's handling of array variables during request-variable registration. A remotely supplied request containing a large number of variables can trigger the flaw and result in arbitrary code execution. The issue resulted from an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4885.
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A remote code execution flaw in PHP variable registration caused by improper handling of array variables and tied to an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4885.
Critical remote code-execution vulnerability in PHP 5.3.9's php_register_variable_ex function. A remote attacker can submit a request with a large number of variables and exploit improper array-variable handling to execute arbitrary code. It resulted from an incorrect fix for CVE-2011-4885.
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