CVE-2014-3597
Description
Multiple buffer over-read flaws were found in the php_parserr() function of PHP. A malicious DNS server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this flaw to crash a PHP application that used the dns_get_record() function to perform a DNS query.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of php as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 2.6 | 6.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Medium | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Acknowledgements
This issue was discovered by David Kutálek (Red Hat BaseOS QE).
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