NULL pointer dereference in PHP - CVE-2010-3709

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted ZIP archive.

How to mitigate CVE-2010-3709

Sources

• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:218
• http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log
• http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_2/ext/zip/php_zip.c?view=log
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15431
• http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/90
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44718
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024690
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052845.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3313
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0020
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42729
• http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2010&m=slackware-security.490619
• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052836.html
• http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
• http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_15.php
• http://secunia.com/advisories/42812
• http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
• http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1042-1
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0021
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0077
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0195.html
• http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2