Vulnerability identifier: #VU22475
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
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 gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the xml_elem_parse_buf() in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xml_element.c when reading XML data via the xmlrpc_decode() PHP function. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted XML file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
PHP: 5.6.0 - 5.6.39, 7.1.0 - 7.1.25, 7.2.0 - 7.2.13, 7.3.0 - 7.3.0beta3
External links
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77242
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=77249
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.