SB2015040701 - Ubuntu update for PHP
Published: April 7, 2015 Updated: November 27, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015040701
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2270)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read error in softmagic.c in file before 5.17 and libmagic. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds read error via crafted offsets in the softmagic of a PE executable and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.