Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2014-3538

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Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2014-3538

Published: July 3, 2014 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32500
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3538
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule.


How to mitigate CVE-2014-3538

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

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