CVE-2014-9912 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via buffer overflow in PHP's intl extension when processing long locale display names.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-9912?
CVE-2014-9912 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Php Php, published on 4 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The get_icu_disp_value_src_php function in ext/intl/locale/locale_methods.c in PHP before 5.3.29, 5.4.x before 5.4.30, and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not properly restrict calls to the ICU uresbund.cpp component, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a locale_get_display_name call with a long first argument.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9912?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9912?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-9912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-283g-59hf-7q7h, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9912.