Janrain Php-openid 2.2.2 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Janrain Php-openid 2.2.2 and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in memory allocation. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4701. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Janrain Php-openid 2.2.2 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Auth/Yadis/XML.php in PHP OpenID Library 2.2.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files, send HTTP requests to intranet servers, or cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via XRDS data containing an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.

The weakness was published 08/21/2013 by Takeshi Terada (Website). The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2013-4701 since 06/26/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69535 (Fedora 19 : php-pear-Auth-OpenID-2.2.2-7.fc19 (2013-15258)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169102 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Important security fixes for Typo3 (openSUSE-SU-2016:2025-1)).

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 Tenable (69535), SecurityFocus (BID 61898†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-41357†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 69535
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : php-pear-Auth-OpenID-2.2.2-7.fc19 (2013-15258)
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OpenVAS ID: 866866
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for php-pear-Auth-OpenID FEDORA-2013-15253
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

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08/21/2013 +56 days 🔍
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09/02/2013 +12 days 🔍
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03/24/2015 +561 days 🔍
01/04/2022 +2478 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 625c16bb28bb120d262b3f19f89c2c06cb9b0da9
Researcher: Takeshi Terada
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4701 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4701
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-64740
SecurityFocus: 61898 - PHP OpenID CVE-2013-4701 XML External Entity Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 41357 - PHP OpenID Library <=2.2.2 Remote File System Read and DoS Vulnerability, High

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2015 15:54
Updated: 01/04/2022 22:58
Changes: 03/24/2015 15:54 (65), 05/10/2017 10:31 (5), 01/04/2022 22:45 (4), 01/04/2022 22:58 (1)
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