PHP prior 5.1.0 strval memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is the function strval. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2011-1464. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function strval. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the strval function in PHP before 5.3.6, when the precision configuration option has a large value, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a small numerical value in the argument.

The weakness was presented 03/19/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-1464 since 03/19/2011. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57925 (Debian DSA-2408-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities), 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 87123 (HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities (HPSBMU02764)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 12 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (66194), Tenable (57925), SecurityFocus (BID 46605†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-57287†). See VDB-4323, VDB-8310, VDB-9594 and VDB-46964 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 57925
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2408-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 71135
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2408-1 (php5)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0

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02/13/2012 +331 days 🔍
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03/20/2015 +1068 days 🔍
03/14/2016 +360 days 🔍
10/20/2021 +2045 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: DSA-2408⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-1464 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1464
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56888

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X-Force: 66194
SecurityFocus: 46605
Vulnerability Center: 57287 - PHP Prior to 5.3.6 Strval Function Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Small Numerical Value, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0744

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 10/20/2021 00:51
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (72), 02/01/2019 09:33 (6), 10/20/2021 00:39 (3), 10/20/2021 00:51 (1)
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