#VU7685 Memory leak in PHP 

 

#VU7685 Memory leak in PHP

Published: August 3, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU7685
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

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

The weakness exists due to memory leak when handling malicious data. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XML document, trigger memory leak and cause the application to crash.

Remediation

Update to version 7.0.22.

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