NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting php55-php package, versions <0:5.5.21-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
19.35% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PHP55PHP-4648438
  • published1 Nov 2021
  • disclosed4 Jan 2015

Introduced: 4 Jan 2015

CVE-2015-1352  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 php55-php to version 0:5.5.21-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1053.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php55-php package and not the php55-php package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The build_tablename function in pgsql.c in the PostgreSQL (aka pgsql) extension in PHP through 5.6.7 does not validate token extraction for table names, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted name.

CVSS Scores

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