CVE-2014-9652
PHP Fileinfo Out-of-bounds Memory Access Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description
The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.
INFO
Published Date :
March 30, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update PHP to version 5.4.37, 5.5.21, or 5.6.5 or later.
- Update the affected file packages to a patched version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
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CVE-2014-9652.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9652 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9652
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2014-9652 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2014-9652 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://bugs.gw.com/view.php?id=398 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00002.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00003.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00004.html Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 Added Reference http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/05/12 Added Reference http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72505 Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68735 Added Reference https://bugs.php.net/patch-display.php?bug=68735&patch=bug68735.patch&revision=1420309079 Added Reference https://github.com/file/file/commit/59e63838913eee47f5c120a6c53d4565af638158 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205267 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-42 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1066.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1053.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72505 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 23, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=143748090628601&w=2 Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=144050155601375&w=2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 10, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://support.apple.com/HT205267 Added Reference http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Sep/msg00008.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00004.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00002.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00003.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CWE CWE-119 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 30, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
4.34 }} -1.66%
score
0.88479
percentile