Description
The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by using the integer data type with crafted values, related to a "type confusion" vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading a private SSL key in an Apache HTTP Server web-hosting environment with mod_ssl and a PHP 5.3.x mod_php.
Published: 2014-07-06
Score: 2.6 Low
EPSS: 9.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-0018-1 php5 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2974-1 php5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-4640 The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by using the integer data type with crafted values, related to a "type confusion" vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading a private SSL key in an Apache HTTP Server web-hosting environment with mod_ssl and a PHP 5.3.x mod_php.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2276-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Debian Debian Linux
Php Php
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Software Collections
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: debian

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:27:36.809Z

Reserved: 2014-07-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4721

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Status : Modified

Published: 2014-07-06T23:55:02.707

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4721

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Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2014-06-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-4721 - Bugzilla

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