Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting php-tidy package, versions <0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.16% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PHPTIDY-1484728
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Feb 2014

Introduced: 10 Feb 2014

CVE-2014-1943  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 php-tidy to version 0:5.3.3-27.el6_5.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1012.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-tidy package and not the php-tidy package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Fine Free file before 5.17 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, CPU consumption, and crash) via a crafted indirect offset value in the magic of a file.

CVSS Scores

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