Vulnerability identifier: #VU16098
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [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:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-190
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 or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in the object_custom function in ext/standard/var_unserializer.c in PHP before 5.4.34, 5.5.x before 5.5.18, and 5.6.x before 5.6.2. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption via an argument to the unserialize function that triggers calculation of a large length value and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PHP: 5.4.0 - 5.4.33, 5.5.0 - 5.5.17, 5.6.0 - 5.6.1
External links
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68044
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.