PHP 5.4.34 fileinfo readelf.c donote ELF File input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in PHP 5.4.34. This affects the function donote of the file readelf.c of the component fileinfo. The manipulation as part of ELF File leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2014-3710. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.4.34 (Programming Language Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function donote of the file readelf.c of the component fileinfo. The manipulation as part of a ELF File leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was released 10/31/2014 by Francisco Alonso with Red Hat (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.php.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2014-3710 since 05/14/2014. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 78728 (Fedora 20 : file-5.19-7.fc20 (2014-13571)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 236004 (Red Hat Update for file (RHSA-2016:0760)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. The vulnerability will be addressed with the following lines of code:

if (xnh_sizeof + offset > size) {
   /*
   * We're out of note headers.
   */
   return xnh_sizeof + offset;
}

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98385), Tenable (78728), SecurityFocus (BID 70807†), Secunia (SA60630†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1031149†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-67398, VDB-67724, VDB-68414 and VDB-68978. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Local: No
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 78728
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : file-5.19-7.fc20 (2014-13571)
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OpenVAS ID: 703072
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3072-1 (file - security update)
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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 1803228597e82218a8c105e67975bc50e6f5bf0d

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05/14/2014 🔍
10/22/2014 +161 days 🔍
10/27/2014 +5 days 🔍
10/30/2014 +3 days 🔍
10/31/2014 +1 days 🔍
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11/03/2014 +3 days 🔍
11/05/2014 +2 days 🔍
02/23/2022 +2667 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: USN-2391-1
Researcher: Francisco Alonso
Organization: Red Hat
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-3710 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-3710
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68081

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X-Force: 98385 - PHP donote() denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 70807 - PHP 'donote()' Function Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Secunia: 60630 - Red Hat update for php53, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1031149

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/31/2014 16:24
Updated: 02/23/2022 22:36
Changes: 10/31/2014 16:24 (85), 05/02/2019 18:06 (2), 02/23/2022 22:27 (5), 02/23/2022 22:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:128:103

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