PHP up to 5.4.29/5.5.13 cdf.c cdf_read_property_info memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP up to 5.4.29/5.5.13. Affected by this vulnerability is the function cdf_read_property_info of the file cdf.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-0238. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

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A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.4.29/5.5.13 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function cdf_read_property_info of the file cdf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

the cdf_read_property_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 (infinite loop or out-of-bounds memory access) via a vector that (1) has zero length or (2) is too long.

The weakness was shared 05/22/2014 by Remi Collet as Sec Bug #67327 as confirmed bug report (Bug Tracker). The advisory is shared at bugs.php.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-0238 since 12/03/2013. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The following code is the reason for this vulnerability: 

for (j = 0; j < nelements; j++, i++) {

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74279 (Debian DSA-2943-1 : php5 - security update), 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 350336 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for php: ALAS-2014-393).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The vulnerability will be addressed with the following lines of code:

for (j = 0; j < nelements && i < sh.sh_properties; 
   j++, i++) 
{

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (93755), Tenable (74279), SecurityFocus (BID 67765†), Secunia (SA58804†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030321†). The entries VDB-11339, VDB-13405 and VDB-67624 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 74279
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2943-1 : php5 - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 702943
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2943-1 (php5 - security update)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: Sec Bug #67327
Researcher: Remi Collet
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-0238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-0238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13409

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X-Force: 93755 - PHP cdf_read_property_info denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 67765
Secunia: 58804 - PHP CDF File Parsing Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
SecurityTracker: 1030321

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Created: 06/02/2014 17:30
Updated: 05/17/2018 08:58
Changes: 06/02/2014 17:30 (79), 05/17/2018 08:58 (6)
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