New PHP Release Limits File Uploads

Author: Donald Sears
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The latest release (PHP 5.3.1) features the addition of the “max_file_uploads” INI
directive, which can be used to limit the number of file uploads for
each request to 20 by default. By limiting the number of uploads
per-request, users can prevent possible denial of service (DoS)
attacks. Missing sanity checks around EXIF (exchangeable image file format) processing have also been added. Read the full article. [The H Security]

The latest release (PHP 5.3.1) features the addition of the “max_file_uploads” INI
directive, which can be used to limit the number of file uploads for
each request to 20 by default. By limiting the number of uploads
per-request, users can prevent possible denial of service (DoS)
attacks. Missing sanity checks around EXIF (exchangeable image file format) processing have also been added. Read the full article. [The H Security]

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