Buffer overflow in Php

CVE-2014-3668

Buffer overflow in the date_from_ISO8601 function in the mkgmtime implementation in libxmlrpc/xmlrpc.c in the XMLRPC extension in PHP before 5.4.34, 5.5.x before 5.5.18, and 5.6.x before 5.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a crafted first argument to the xmlrpc_set_type function or (2) a crafted argument to the xmlrpc_decode function, related to an out-of-bounds read operation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.270 (97.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Php — versions 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-3668?
CVE-2014-3668 is a vulnerability in Php, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2014-10-29.
Is CVE-2014-3668 known to be exploited?
8 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.