PHP up to 5.4.29/5.5.13 cdf.c cdf_unpack_summary_info resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.4.29/5.5.13. It has been rated as problematic. The impacted element is the function cdf_unpack_summary_info of the file cdf.c. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-0237. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PHP up to 5.4.29/5.5.13 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cdf_unpack_summary_info of the file cdf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

the cdf_unpack_summary_info function in cdf.c in the fileinfo component in php before 5.4.29 and 5.5.x before 5.5.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (performance degradation) by triggering many file_printf calls.

The weakness was published 05/22/2014 by Remi Collet as Sec Bug #67328 as confirmed blog post (Bug Tracker). The advisory is shared at bugs.php.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-0237 since 12/03/2013. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The advisory points out:

Many sections issue with crafted CDF files, leading to many file_printf calls that trigger bad performance (and possibly some asprintf issues).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74449 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : file (MDVSA-2014:116)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350812 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for file: AL2012-2015-019).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93757), Tenable (74449), SecurityFocus (BID 67759†), Secunia (SA58804†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030321†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3695, VDB-5786, VDB-5794 and VDB-9021. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 74449
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : file (MDVSA-2014:116)
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OpenVAS ID: 702943
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2943-1 (php5 - security update)
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Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: Sec Bug #67328
Researcher: Remi Collet
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0237 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0237
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13405

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X-Force: 93757 - PHP cdf_unpack_summary_info denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67759 - PHP 'cdf_unpack_summary_info()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 58804 - PHP CDF File Parsing Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030321

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Created: 06/01/2014 18:00
Updated: 04/27/2019 11:07
Changes: 06/01/2014 18:00 (83), 04/27/2019 11:07 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:C95:103

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