Detections
Analytics
PHP < 5.3.26 / 5.4.x < 5.4.16 Heap Based Buffer Overflow
medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 6866
Synopsis
The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.Description
PHP versions earlier than 5.4.16 and 5.3.26 are affected by a heap based buffer overflow vulnerability due to lack of user input sanitation when parsing strings. (An additional security vulnerability exists while parsing 'mimetype' for MP3 files, which can be exploited to cause a crash in version 5.4.15.)Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.4.16 or 5.3.26, or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 6866
Family: Web Servers
Published: 6/7/2013
Updated: 3/6/2019
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.6
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:php:php
Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2013