Buffer overflow in PHP - CVE-2014-3597

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Buffer overflow in PHP - CVE-2014-3597

Published: November 27, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU16096
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3597
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to multiple buffer overflows in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption via a crafted DNS record, related to the dns_get_record function and the dn_expand function and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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