SB2018052501 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP 



SB2018052501 - Multiple vulnerabilities in PHP

Published: May 25, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018052501
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Assertion failure (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to the try_catch_array allocation is empty and points at the very end of the script memory. A remote attacker can trigger assertion failure in file cache when unserializing empty try_catch_array and cause the service to crash.

2) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: N/A)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer overflow. A remote attacker can trigger a memory corruption on exif_read_data and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.