Memory leak in PHP - #VU7685
Published: August 3, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7685
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to memory leak when handling malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XML document, trigger memory leak and cause the application to crash.
The weakness exists due to memory leak when handling malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XML document, trigger memory leak and cause the application to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 7.0.22.