PHP 5.3.8 Tidy::diagnose resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in PHP 5.3.8. The affected element is the function Tidy::diagnose. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2012-0781. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.3.8 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function Tidy::diagnose. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The tidy_diagnose function in PHP 5.3.8 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via crafted input to an application that attempts to perform Tidy::diagnose operations on invalid objects, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-4153.

The weakness was published 01/18/2012 by Alexander Gavrun (Website). The advisory is shared at exploit-db.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0781 since 01/18/2012. 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 as well as a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Maksymilian Arciemowicz and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59603 (Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : php5 vulnerabilities (USN-1481-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120480 (CentOS Security Update for PHP (CESA-2012:1046)).

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 (72467), Exploit-DB (18370), Tenable (59603), SecurityFocus (BID 47545†) and OSVDB (78570†). Similar entries are available at VDB-5701, VDB-54852, VDB-56890 and VDB-61498. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
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Nessus ID: 59603
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS / 10.04 LTS / 11.04 / 11.10 / 12.04 LTS : php5 vulnerabilities (USN-1481-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 71135
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2408-1 (php5)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: USN-1481-1
Researcher: Alexander Gavrun
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-0781 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0781
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59945

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X-Force: 72467
SecurityFocus: 47545 - PHP 'phar/tar.c' Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 48668 - SUSE update for php5, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 78570
Vulnerability Center: 35363 - PHP 5.3.8 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability via a Crafted Input, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/24/2024 18:12
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/13/2017 20:53 (20), 11/28/2021 23:28 (4), 11/24/2024 18:12 (14)
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