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PHP 'socket_connect()' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
12 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with PHP and is prone to stack buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in the 'socket_connect()' function within socket module. It uses memcpy to copy path from addr to s_un without checking addr length in case when AF_UNIX socket is used.
Affected Software
Affected Software
PHP Version 5.3.5 and prior on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 5.3.7 or later.