#VU45185 Input validation error in PHP


Published: 2011-03-20 | Updated: 2020-08-11

Vulnerability identifier: #VU45185

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-2011-1466

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

Integer overflow in the SdnToJulian function in the Calendar extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large integer in the first argument to the cal_from_jd function.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 3.0 - 3.0.18, 4.0 - 4.0.7, 4.1.0 - 4.1.2, 4.2.0 - 4.2.3, 4.3.0 - 4.3.11, 4.4.0 - 4.4.9, 5.0.0 - 5.0.5, 5.1.0 - 5.1.6, 5.2.0 - 5.2.17, 5.3.0 - 5.3.4


External links
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53574
http://lists.apple.com/archives/Security-announce/2011//Oct/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00016.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0071.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/48668
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5002
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2266
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:052
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:053
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1423.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46967
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0744


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.


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