#VU12902 NULL pointer dereference in PHP
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12902
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1:
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries /
Scripting languages
Vendor: PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in ext/wddx/wddx.c due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can submit crafted serialized data in a wddxPacket XML document, as demonstrated by a PDORow string, and cause the service to crash.
Mitigation
Update to version 5.6.28 or 7.0.13.
Vulnerable software versions
PHP: 5.6.0 - 5.6.27, 7.0.0 - 7.0.12
CPE
External links
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
