PHP up to 5.4.44/5.5.28/5.6.12 PCRE memory corruption

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP up to 5.4.44/5.5.28/5.6.12. This impacts an unknown function of the component PCRE Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP up to 5.4.44/5.5.28/5.6.12 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component PCRE Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 09/03/2015 as Version 5.6.13 as confirmed changelog entry (Website). The advisory is shared at secure.php.net. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 5.4.45, 5.5.29 or 5.6.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityTracker (ID 1033548†). See VDB-77708, VDB-77709, VDB-77710 and VDB-77711 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Programming Language Software

Name

• PHP

Version

• 5.4.0
• 5.4.1
• 5.4.2
• 5.4.3
• 5.4.4
• 5.4.5
• 5.4.6
• 5.4.7
• 5.4.8
• 5.4.9
• 5.4.10
• 5.4.11
• 5.4.12
• 5.4.13
• 5.4.14
• 5.4.15
• 5.4.16
• 5.4.17
• 5.4.18
• 5.4.19
• 5.4.20
• 5.4.21
• 5.4.22
• 5.4.23
• 5.4.24
• 5.4.25
• 5.4.26
• 5.4.27
• 5.4.28
• 5.4.29
• 5.4.30
• 5.4.31
• 5.4.32
• 5.4.33
• 5.4.34
• 5.4.35
• 5.4.36
• 5.4.37
• 5.4.38
• 5.4.39
• 5.4.40
• 5.4.41
• 5.4.42
• 5.4.43
• 5.4.44
• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1
• 5.5.2
• 5.5.3
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.8
• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15
• 5.5.16
• 5.5.17
• 5.5.18
• 5.5.19
• 5.5.20
• 5.5.21
• 5.5.22
• 5.5.23
• 5.5.24
• 5.5.25
• 5.5.26
• 5.5.27
• 5.5.28
• 5.6.0
• 5.6.1
• 5.6.2
• 5.6.3
• 5.6.4
• 5.6.5
• 5.6.6
• 5.6.7
• 5.6.8
• 5.6.9
• 5.6.10
• 5.6.11
• 5.6.12

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.php.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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