// For flags

CVE-2014-4698

php: ArrayIterator use-after-free due to object change during sorting

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Use-after-free vulnerability in ext/spl/spl_array.c in the SPL component in PHP through 5.5.14 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted ArrayIterator usage within applications in certain web-hosting environments.

Vulnerabilidad de uso después de liberación en ext/spl/spl_array.c en el componente SPL en PHP hasta 5.5.14 permite a atacantes dependientes de contexto causar una denegación de servicio o posiblemente tener otro impacto no especificado a través de el uso manipulado de ArrayIterator dentro de aplicaciones en ciertos entornos de alojamiento de web.

A use-after-free flaw was found in the way PHP handled certain ArrayIterators. A malicious script author could possibly use this flaw to disclose certain portions of server memory.

Use-after-free vulnerability in ext/spl/spl_array.c in the SPL component in PHP through 5.5.14 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted ArrayIterator usage within applications in certain web-hosting environments. Use-after-free vulnerability in ext/spl/spl_dllist.c in the SPL component in PHP through 5.5.14 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted iterator usage within applications in certain web-hosting environments. file before 5.19 does not properly restrict the amount of data read during a regex search, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file that triggers backtracking during processing of an awk rule. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2013-7345. The updated php packages have been upgraded to the 5.5.15 version and patched to resolve these security flaws. Additionally, the jsonc extension has been upgraded to the 1.3.6 version and the PECL packages which requires so has been rebuilt for php-5.5.15.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-06-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-07-09 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-17 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Php
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Php
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>= 5.4.0 < 5.4.32
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-
Affected
Php
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Php
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>= 5.5.0 < 5.5.15
Search vendor "Php" for product "Php" and version " >= 5.5.0 < 5.5.15"
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Affected