PHP Buffer Overflow in dns_get_record() Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1030435 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1030435
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2014-4049
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jun 17 2014
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 5.6; possibly prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in PHP. A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A remote server can return specially crafted DNS TXT record data to trigger a buffer overflow in dns_get_record() and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
PHP applications that use the dns_get_record() function to perform DNS queries are affected.
Stefan Esser reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can execute arbitrary code on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/b34d7849ed90ced9345f8ea1c59bc8d101c18468
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Vendor URL: www.php.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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