CVE-2014-9426 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory corruption in the PHP Fileinfo component, though the vendor disputes the exploitability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9426?
CVE-2014-9426 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 31 Dec 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The apprentice_load function in libmagic/apprentice.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP through 5.6.4 attempts to perform a free operation on a stack-based character array, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption or application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors. NOTE: this is disputed by the vendor because the standard erealloc behavior makes the free operation unreachable
Weakness: CWE-17
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9426?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9426?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-9426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hcpv-8j4p-29jp.