Out-of-bounds Read Affecting php70-recode package, versions <0:7.0.14-1.20.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.44% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PHP70RECODE-1704417
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed4 Jan 2017

Introduced: 4 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9935  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 php70-recode to version 0:7.0.14-1.20.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2017-788.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php70-recode package and not the php70-recode package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

The php_wddx_push_element function in ext/wddx/wddx.c in PHP before 5.6.29 and 7.x before 7.0.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an empty boolean element in a wddxPacket XML document.