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CVE-2014-9652

file: out of bounds read in mconvert()

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

The mconvert function in softmagic.c in file before 5.21, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP before 5.4.37, 5.5.x before 5.5.21, and 5.6.x before 5.6.5, does not properly handle a certain string-length field during a copy of a truncated version of a Pascal string, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted file.

La función mconvert en softmagic.c en file anterior a 5.21, utilizado en el componente Fileinfo en PHP anterior a 5.4.37, 5.5.x anterior a 5.5.21, y 5.6.x anterior a 5.6.5, no maneja correctamente cierto campo de longitud de cadenas durante una copia de una versión trucada de una cadena Pascal, lo que podría permitir a atacantes remotos causar una denegación de servicio (acceso a memoria fuera de rango y caída de aplicación) a través de un fichero manipulado.

An ouf-of-bounds read flaw was found in the way the file utility processed certain Pascal strings. A remote attacker could cause an application using the file utility (for example, PHP using the fileinfo module) to crash if it was used to identify the type of the attacker-supplied file.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-02-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-02-17 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-07 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CAPEC
References (23)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Php
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Php
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<= 5.4.36
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha3
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha4
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha5
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha6
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta3
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta4
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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rc2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.3
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Php
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Php
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5.5.4
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Php
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Php
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5.5.5
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Php
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Php
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5.5.6
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Php
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Php
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5.5.7
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Php
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Php
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5.5.8
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Php
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Php
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5.5.9
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Php
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Php
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5.5.10
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Php
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Php
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5.5.11
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Php
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Php
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5.5.12
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Php
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Php
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5.5.13
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Php
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Php
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5.5.14
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Php
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Php
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5.5.15
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Php
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Php
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5.5.16
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Php
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Php
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5.5.17
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Php
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Php
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5.5.18
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Php
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Php
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5.5.19
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Php
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Php
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5.5.20
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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alpha1
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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alpha2
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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alpha3
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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alpha4
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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alpha5
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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beta1
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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beta2
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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beta3
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Php
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Php
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5.6.0
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beta4
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Php
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Php
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5.6.1
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Php
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Php
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5.6.2
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Php
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Php
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5.6.3
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Php
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Php
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5.6.4
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File Project
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File
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<= 5.20
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