7870 : PHP memory_limit Function Arbitrary Code Execution
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2004-07-14

Time to Exploit
152 days

Description

The PHP memory_limit function contains a flaw that may allow a malicious user to remotely execute arbitrary code. The issue is triggered when an attacker is able to trigger the memory_limit abort within the zend_hash_init() function. It is possible that the flaw may allow the attacker to control the heap, resulting in a loss of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Other
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public, Exploit Commercial
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.3.8 or 5.0.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability.

Products

The PHP Group	PHP	4.0.0
		3.0.x
		4.0.1
		4.0.2
		4.0.3
		4.0.4
		4.0.5
		4.0.6
		4.1.0
		4.1.1
		4.1.2
		4.2.0
		4.2.1
		4.2.3
		4.3.0
		4.3.1
		4.3.2
		4.3.3
		4.3.4
		4.3.5
		4.3.6
		4.3.7
		4.2.2
		5.0.0 Beta.x
		5.0.0 RC1
		5.0.0 RC2
		5.0.0 RC3

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 12064 12070 12073 12078 12081 12106 12113 12116 12149 12244 13027 14167 17311 17645
CVE ID: 2004-0594 (see also: NVD)
Milw0rm: 660
Exploit Database: 660
Related OSVDB ID: 7871
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/openserver5/507/mp/osr507mp4/osr507mp4.htm ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/OpenServer/SCOSA-2005.49/SCOSA-2005.49.txt http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/index.php?id=a&anuncio=000847
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300770
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200407-13.xml
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:068
http://www.suse.de/de/security/2004_21_php4.html
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBOV01083
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-07/0138.html
Generic Exploit URL: http://immunitysec.com
http://www.felinemenace.org/~gyan/phpnolimit.c
Other Advisory URL: http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2004/msg00133.html
http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/112004.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-669
http://www.securiteam.com/unixfocus/5VP0D15DFO.html
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.406480
http://www4.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=HPSBUX01064
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2004:395-10 RHSA-2005:816
Keyword: SCOSA-2005.49

Tools & Filters

	13650 13652 13653 13748 13749 13837 14167 14546 15368 16251 16343 18773 19143
Snort	16078
	2555
	php_limit

Credit

Stefan Esser - sefreebsd.org -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.1
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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