#VU16093 Use-after-free in PHP - CVE-2014-4670
Published: November 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16093
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4670
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group
PHP Group
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error in ext/spl/spl_dllist.c in the SPL component in PHP through 5.5.14. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption via crafted iterator usage within applications in certain web-hosting environments and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.