PHP up to 5.5.14 use after free

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP up to 5.5.14 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was released 07/09/2014 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-4698 since 06/30/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77995 (CentOS 5 / 6 : php / php53 (CESA-2014:1326)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169006 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94457) and Tenable (77995).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 77995
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 / 6 : php / php53 (CESA-2014:1326)
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OpenVAS ID: 80056
OpenVAS Name: Oracle Linux Local Check: ELSA-2014-1327
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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07/09/2014 +9 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: RHSA-2014:1326
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4698 (🔍)
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X-Force: 94457 - PHP ext/spl/spl_array.c denial of service, Medium Risk
Vulnerability Center: 45549 - PHP <5.4.32, <5.5.15 Local DoS or Other Impact Vulnerability in SPL Component via Crafted ArrayIterator Usage, Medium
SecurityFocus: 68511 - PHP 'ext/spl/spl_array.c' Use After Free Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Secunia: 59831 - Ubuntu update for php, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 108946

Entryinfo

Created: 07/15/2014 11:59
Updated: 02/08/2022 22:23
Changes: 07/15/2014 11:59 (72), 06/02/2017 08:07 (8), 02/08/2022 21:57 (4), 02/08/2022 22:09 (1), 02/08/2022 22:23 (2)
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