Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting php-pspell package, versions <0:5.4.16-23.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.62% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-PHPPSPELL-2036071
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 May 2014

Introduced: 29 May 2014

CVE-2014-0238  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 php-pspell to version 0:5.4.16-23.el7_0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-pspell package and not the php-pspell package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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