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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-0018-1 | php5 security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-2974-1 | php5 security update |
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 |
USN-2276-1 | PHP vulnerabilities |
References
History
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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
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN