PHP prior 5.1.0 zip Extension stream_get_contents input validation

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A vulnerability was found in PHP (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function stream_get_contents of the component zip Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The Zip extension in PHP before 5.3.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a ziparchive stream that is not properly handled by the stream_get_contents function.

The weakness was shared 03/19/2011 by Paul (Website). The advisory is available at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1470 since 03/19/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. 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 (66189) and Tenable (57925). The entries 4323, 8310, 9594 and 46964 are related to this item.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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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03/14/2016 +360 days 🔍
10/20/2021 +2046 days 🔍

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Product: php.org

Advisory: DSA-2408⛔
Researcher: Paul
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1470 (🔍)
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X-Force: 66189
Vulnerability Center: 57280 - PHP Prior to 5.3.6 Remote DoS via a Ziparchive Stream, Medium
SecurityFocus: 46969 - PHP 'Zip' Extension 'stream_get_contents()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability
Vupen: ADV-2011-0744

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/20/2021 02:33
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (75), 02/01/2019 09:31 (11), 10/20/2021 02:26 (3), 10/20/2021 02:33 (1)
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