Buffer overflow in PHP - CVE-2012-2376
Published: January 11, 2017 / Updated: March 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU4156
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: 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:A/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2376
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the com_print_typeinfo function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted arguments, trigger incorrect handling of COM object VARIANT types and cause the target application to crash or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the com_print_typeinfo function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted arguments, trigger incorrect handling of COM object VARIANT types and cause the target application to crash or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
How to mitigate CVE-2012-2376
Install update from vendor's website.