Vulnerability identifier: #VU33295

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-2497

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 perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a crafted color table in an XPM file.

Mitigation
Update to version 5.4.27.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 5.4.0 - 5.4.26

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External links
http://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2014-0288.html
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1326.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/59061
http://secunia.com/advisories/59418
http://secunia.com/advisories/59496
http://secunia.com/advisories/59652
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3215
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:153
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66233
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2987-1
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66901
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1076676
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-04
http://support.apple.com/HT204659

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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.