#VU16122 Resource exhaustion in PHP - CVE-2015-4024
Published: November 27, 2018 / Updated: November 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16122
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-4024
CWE-ID: CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the multipart_buffer_headers function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9. A remote attacker can trigger CPU consumption and cause the service to crash via crafted form data that triggers an improper order-of-growth outcome.
The weakness exists due to algorithmic complexity vulnerability in the multipart_buffer_headers function in main/rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9. A remote attacker can trigger CPU consumption and cause the service to crash via crafted form data that triggers an improper order-of-growth outcome.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.