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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2014-0238

The cdf_read_property_info function in cdf.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.29 and 5.5.x before 5.5.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop or out-of-bounds memory access) via a vector that (1) has zero length or (2) is too long.
Publish Date : 2014-06-01 Last Update Date : 2022-10-31
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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score
5.0
Confidentiality Impact None (There is no impact to the confidentiality of the system.)
Integrity Impact None (There is no impact to the integrity of the system)
Availability Impact Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access None
Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of ServiceOverflow
CWE ID 119

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title Definition Id Class Family
DSA-2943-1 php5 - security update oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24786 unix
DSA-3021-1 file - security update oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26455 unix
DSA-3021-2 -- file regression update oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27986 unix
ELSA-2014-1012 -- php53 and php security update (moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27197 unix
ELSA-2014-1013 -- php security update (moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26721 unix
ELSA-2014-1606 -- file security and bug fix update oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27121 unix
RHSA-2014:1012: php53 and php security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20141012 unix
RHSA-2014:1012: php53 and php security update (Moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26314 unix
RHSA-2014:1013: php security update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20141013 unix
RHSA-2014:1013: php security update (Moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26421 unix
RHSA-2014:1606: file security and bug fix update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20141606 unix
RHSA-2014:1606: file security and bug fix update (Moderate) oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27101 unix
RHSA-2015:2155: file security and bug fix update (Moderate) oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20152155 unix
SUSE-SU-2014:0869-1 -- Security update for php53 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26348 unix
USN-2254-1 -- php5 vulnerabilities oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24159 unix
USN-2254-2 -- php5 updates oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24930 unix
OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2014-0238

# Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
1 OS Debian Debian Linux 7.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
2 OS Debian Debian Linux 8.0 * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities
3 Application PHP PHP * * * * Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor Product Vulnerable Versions
Debian Debian Linux 2
PHP PHP 1

- References For CVE-2014-0238

http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486 CONFIRM
https://github.com/file/file/commit/f97486ef5dc3e8735440edc4fc8808c63e1a3ef0 CONFIRM
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3021
DEBIAN DSA-3021
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
REDHAT RHSA-2014:1766
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
REDHAT RHSA-2014:1765
http://secunia.com/advisories/59329
SECUNIA 59329
http://secunia.com/advisories/59061
SECUNIA 59061
http://secunia.com/advisories/59418
SECUNIA 59418
http://secunia.com/advisories/60998
SECUNIA 60998
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67327 CONFIRM
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67765
BID 67765 PHP 'cdf_read_property_info()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability Release Date:2016-01-11
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
APPLE APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html CONFIRM
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443 CONFIRM
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php CONFIRM
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html
SUSE SUSE-SU-2014:0869

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2014-0238

There are not any metasploit modules related to this CVE entry (Please visit www.metasploit.com for more information)


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