PHP 5.5.32 WDDX Deserialize memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in PHP 5.5.32. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component WDDX Deserialize. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-3141. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 5.5.32 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component WDDX Deserialize. 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 disclosed 03/13/2016 as confirmed mailinglist post (oss-sec). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-3141 since 03/13/2016. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93161 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1) (BACKRONYM)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 168777 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1145-1)).

Upgrading to version 5.5.35 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (111456), Tenable (93161) and SecurityFocus (BID 84271†). The entries VDB-78775, VDB-79538, VDB-81368 and VDB-81387 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 93161
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : php53 (SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1) (BACKRONYM)
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OpenVAS ID: 801105
OpenVAS Name: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Vulnerabilities-01 November-2016
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.5.35
Patch: b1bd4119bcafab6f9a8f84d92cd65eec3afeface

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03/13/2016 +11 days 🔍
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03/15/2016 +2 days 🔍
03/31/2016 +15 days 🔍
06/21/2016 +82 days 🔍
08/29/2016 +69 days 🔍
07/10/2022 +2141 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: USN-2952-1
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-3141 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-3141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-81367
X-Force: 111456 - PHP WDDX Deserialize code execution
SecurityFocus: 84271 - PHP 'ext/wddx/wddx.c' Use After Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1035255

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2016 12:29
Updated: 07/10/2022 12:56
Changes: 03/15/2016 12:29 (52), 09/02/2018 10:51 (30), 07/10/2022 12:48 (7), 07/10/2022 12:56 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:794:103

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