PHP 5.4.x < 5.4.35 / 5.5.x < 5.5.19 / 5.6.x < 5.6.3 Out-of-Bounds Read

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 8908

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by an out-of-bounds read condition.

Description

PHP versions 5.4.x prior to 5.4.35, 5.5.x prior to 5.5.19, and 5.6.x prior to 5.6.3 are affected by an out-of-bounds read flaw. Specifically, the Fine Free File library contains an out-of-bounds read flaw in the 'donote()' function in 'readelf.c' that is triggered when handling ELF file note headers (Bug 68283). This may allow a remote attacker to crash an application linked against the library, denying service to legitimate users.

Solution

Apply the vendor's patch, or upgrade to the latest version. These issues have been fixed in versions 5.4.35, 5.5.19, 5.6.3 and later.

See Also

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68283

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.35

http://www.nessus.org/u?6f0615b4

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 8908

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/25/2015

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 79246, 79247, 79248

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3710

BID: 70807