#VU110302 Resource management error in PHP - CVE-2010-1917

Vulnerability identifier: #VU110302

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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-2010-1917

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Stack consumption vulnerability in PHP 5.2 through 5.2.13 and 5.3 through 5.3.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (PHP crash) via a crafted first argument to the fnmatch function, as demonstrated using a long string.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 5.2, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.8, 5.2.9, 5.2.10, 5.2.11, 5.2.12, 5.2.13, 5.3, 5.3.1, 5.3.2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-09/msg00006.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00000.html
https://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=130331363227777&w=2
https://secunia.com/advisories/40860
https://secunia.com/advisories/42410
https://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2089
https://www.php-security.org/2010/05/11/mops-2010-021-php-fnmatch-stack-exhaustion-vulnerability/index.html
https://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2010-0919.html
https://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3081
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/58585

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.