CVE-2013-4113

Description

ext/xml/xml.c in PHP before 5.3.27 does not properly consider parsing depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted document that is processed by the xml_parse_into_struct function.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 20.32% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/54071 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1061.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54165 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54104 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00007.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7d163e8a0880ae8af2dd869071393e5dc07ef271
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2723 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/54163 third party advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=65236 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1905-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1062.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6150 third party advisory
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1050.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1049.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1063.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-08/msg00006.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00034.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=983689 issue tracking
http://php.net/archive/2013.php#id2013-07-11-1 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4113?
CVE-2013-4113 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-4113?
To fix CVE-2013-4113, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-4113 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-4113 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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