CVE-2014-4721
The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.87%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by using the integer data type with crafted values, related to a "type confusion" vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading a private SSL key in an Apache HTTP Server web-hosting environment with mod_ssl and a PHP 5.3.x mod_php.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.6 LOWAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.87% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- php/php · debian/debian linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54553Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59794Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59831Broken Link
- http://twitter.com/mikispag/statuses/485713462258302976Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67498Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sektioneins.de/en/blog/14-07-04-phpinfo-infoleak.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00035.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54553Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59794Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59831Broken Link
- http://twitter.com/mikispag/statuses/485713462258302976Third Party Advisory
- http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21683486Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.phpVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67498Vendor Advisory
- https://www.sektioneins.de/en/blog/14-07-04-phpinfo-infoleak.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.