VDB-13178 · XFDB 93013 · BID 67217

PHP 5.4.27 php-fpm/php-cgi denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.4.27 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file php-fpm/php-cgi. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. There is no available exploit. It is advised to implement the suggested workaround.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP 5.4.27 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file php-fpm/php-cgi. 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 weakness was presented 05/07/2014 by Vinny Troia as PHPStress: DOS for Apache / NGINX servers running PHP-FPM or PHP-CGI as not defined posting (Blog). The advisory is available at nightlionsecurity.com. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93013) and SecurityFocus (BID 67217†). seclists.org is providing further details. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: nightlionsecurity.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: PHPStress: DOS for Apache / NGINX servers running PHP-FPM or PHP-CGI
Researcher: Vinny Troia
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13178
X-Force: 93013 - PHP php-fpm and php-cgi denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67217 - PHP 'php-fpm' and 'php-cgi' Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/09/2014 10:34
Updated: 04/02/2019 00:11
Changes: 05/09/2014 10:34 (44), 04/02/2019 00:11 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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