Improper Input Validation Affecting php-xml package, versions <0:5.4.16-36.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
8.68% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-PHPXML-4585192
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Apr 2015

Introduced: 16 Apr 2015

CVE-2015-4604  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 php-xml to version 0:5.4.16-36.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1135.

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 mget function in softmagic.c in file 5.x, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.40, 5.5.x before 5.5.24, and 5.6.x before 5.6.8, does not properly maintain a certain pointer relationship, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted string that is mishandled by a "Python script text executable" rule.

CVSS Scores

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