PHP prior 5.1.0 setSymbol denial of service

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP (Programming Language Software). This issue affects the function NumberFormatter::setSymbol. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the NumberFormatter::setSymbol (aka numfmt_set_symbol) function in the Intl extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via an invalid argument, a related issue to CVE-2010-4409.

The weakness was released 03/19/2011 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.php.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1467 since 03/19/2011. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57925 (Debian DSA-2408-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 87123 (HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBMU02764)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66192) and Tenable (57925). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 4323, 8310, 9594 and 46964.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 57925
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2408-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71135
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2408-1 (php5)
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0

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Product: php.org

Advisory: DSA-2408
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1467 (🔍)
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X-Force: 66192
Vulnerability Center: 57286 - PHP Prior to 5.3.6 Intl Extension Remote DoS Vulnerability via an Invalid Argument, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46968 - PHP 'Intl' Extension 'NumberFormatter::setSymbol()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2011-0744

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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/20/2021 01:34
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (74), 02/01/2019 09:33 (7), 10/20/2021 01:27 (3), 10/20/2021 01:34 (1)
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