#VU7345 Out-of-bounds read in PHP - CVE-2017-9224

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7345

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9224

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
PHP
Universal components / Libraries / Scripting languages

Vendor: PHP Group

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The weakness exists in the mbstring due to stack out-of-bounds read in match_at() during regular expression searching. A remote attacker can trigger a logical error involving order of validation and access in match_at() and read arbitrary files on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure.

Mitigation
Update to version 7.0.21.

Vulnerable software versions

PHP: 7.0.0 - 7.0.20

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External links
https://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.21

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.