CVE-2013-6712

Description

The scan function in ext/date/lib/parse_iso_intervals.c in PHP through 5.5.6 does not properly restrict creation of DateInterval objects, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted interval specification.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 22.79% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory hp.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2816 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04463322 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT204659 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00126.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=12fe4e90be7bfa2a763197079f68f5568a14e071
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00125.html vendor advisory mailing list third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2055-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66060 patch vendor advisory issue tracking

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-6712?
CVE-2013-6712 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-6712?
To fix CVE-2013-6712, 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-2013-6712 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-6712 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~23% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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