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1<?php
2$_SERVER['BASE_PAGE'] = 'releases/5_2_17.php';
3include_once __DIR__ . '/../include/prepend.inc';
4site_header("PHP 5.2.17 Release Announcement");
5?>
6
7<h1>PHP 5.2.17 Release Announcement</h1>
8<p>
9The PHP development team would like to announce the immediate
10availability of PHP 5.2.17.</p>
11
12<p>This release resolves a critical issue, reported as PHP bug #53632,
13where conversions from string to double might cause the PHP interpreter
14to hang on systems using x87 FPU registers.</p>
15
16<p>The problem is known to only affect x86 32-bit PHP processes, regardless
17of whether the system hosting PHP is 32-bit or 64-bit. You can test
18whether your system is affected by running <a href="/distributions/test_bug53632.txt">this script</a>
19from the command line.</p>
20
21<p>All users of PHP are strongly advised to update to these versions
22immediately.</p>
23
24<p>
25<b>Security Enhancements and Fixes in PHP 5.2.17:</b>
26</p>
27<ul>
28  <li>Fixed bug #53632 (PHP hangs on numeric value 2.2250738585072011e-308). (CVE-2010-4645)</li>
29</ul>
30
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