# CVE-2018-14884: Null dereference in n/a

> A null pointer dereference in PHP's HTTP response parsing causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4f5w-5x35-7vgh

## What is CVE-2018-14884?

CVE-2018-14884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Storage Automation Store, published on 3 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered in PHP 7.0.x before 7.0.27, 7.1.x before 7.1.13, and 7.2.x before 7.2.1. Inappropriately parsing an HTTP response leads to a segmentation fault because http_header_value in ext/standard/http_fopen_wrapper.c can be a NULL value that is mishandled in an atoi call.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14884?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Netapp Storage Automation Store, Php Php.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14884?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2018-14884 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Storage Automation Store

- [CVE-2019-9025](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-9025/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9120](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9120/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-15132](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-15132/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2017-9118](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9118/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14884 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14884 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Storage Automation Store, published on 3 Aug 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14884 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Storage Automation Store. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14884/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14884/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14884
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14884
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14884

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14884/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.