PHP 4.2.2/4.3.9/4.3.10/5.0.3 image.c php infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.2.2/4.3.9/4.3.10/5.0.3. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is the function php of the file image.c. The manipulation leads to infinite loop. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2005-0525. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP 4.2.2/4.3.9/4.3.10/5.0.3 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects the function php of the file image.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The php_next_marker function in image.c for PHP 4.2.2, 4.3.9, 4.3.10 and 5.0.3, as reachable by the getimagesize PHP function, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a JPEG image with an invalid marker value, which causes a negative length value to be passed to php_stream_seek.

The bug was discovered 02/23/2005. The weakness was released 03/31/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-0525. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 36 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 18053 (Debian DSA-708-1 : php3 - missing input sanitising), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117972 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2005:405)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19924), Tenable (18053), SecurityFocus (BID 12963†), OSVDB (15184†) and Secunia (SA14792†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-1320, VDB-1318, VDB-1319 and VDB-1554. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 18053
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-708-1 : php3 - missing input sanitising
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OpenVAS ID: 53535
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 708-1 (php3)
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02/23/2005 🔍
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03/31/2005 +36 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-0525 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0525
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24491

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X-Force: 19924
SecurityFocus: 12963
Secunia: 14792
OSVDB: 15184 - PHP image.c php_next_marker Function JPEG Processing DoS
Vulnerability Center: 7515 - DoS in PHP 4.2.2, 4.3.9, 4.3.10, 5.0.3 via php_next_marker Function, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/01/2021 19:03
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (73), 07/23/2019 15:54 (1), 07/01/2021 18:56 (2), 07/01/2021 19:03 (1)
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