CVE-2014-9426

Description

The apprentice_load function in libmagic/apprentice.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP through 5.6.4 attempts to perform a free operation on a stack-based character array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because the standard erealloc behavior makes the free operation unreachable

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a72cd07f2983dc43a6bb35209dc4687852e53c09
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-02/msg00079.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68665 vendor advisory
http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef89ab2f99fbd9b7b714556d4f1f50644eb54191

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9426?
CVE-2014-9426 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9426?
To fix CVE-2014-9426, 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-2014-9426 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9426 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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