Improper Input Validation Affecting rh-php56-php-mbstring package, versions <0:5.6.25-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHPHP56PHPMBSTRING-4690890
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Jul 2015

Introduced: 22 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-8879  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-php56-php-mbstring to version 0:5.6.25-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2750.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-php56-php-mbstring package and not the rh-php56-php-mbstring package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The odbc_bindcols function in ext/odbc/php_odbc.c in PHP before 5.6.12 mishandles driver behavior for SQL_WVARCHAR columns, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging use of the odbc_fetch_array function to access a certain type of Microsoft SQL Server table.

CVSS Scores

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