Out-of-bounds Read Affecting php-xml package, versions <0:5.4.16-23.el7_0.3


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.27% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PHPXML-4527574
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Oct 2014

Introduced: 22 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-3710  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 php-xml to version 0:5.4.16-23.el7_0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:1767.

NVD Description

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

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

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