PHP up to 5.3.3 GD Extension imagepstext memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in PHP up to 5.3.3. The impacted element is the function imagepstext of the component GD Extension. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-4698. Moreover, an exploit is present. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in PHP up to 5.3.3 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function imagepstext of the component GD Extension. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the GD extension in PHP before 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large number of anti-aliasing steps in an argument to the imagepstext function.

The weakness was disclosed 01/18/2011 by Martin Barbella (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-4698. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56459 (GLSA-201110-06 : PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165188 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:006)).

Upgrading to version 5.2.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (56459), SecurityFocus (BID 45338†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29358†). The entries VDB-53487, VDB-53395, VDB-53394 and VDB-53391 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 56459
Nessus Name: GLSA-201110-06 : PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 801586
OpenVAS Name: PHP Zend and GD Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.2.11

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12/10/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Martin Barbella
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-4698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56107

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SecurityFocus: 45338 - PHP GD Extension 'imagepstext()' Function Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 29358 - PHP Prior to 5.2.15 and 5.3.x before 5.3.4 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/12/2021 14:27
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (61), 03/14/2017 11:46 (13), 10/12/2021 14:26 (4), 10/12/2021 14:27 (1)
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