What is the severity of CVE-2013-4636?

CVE-2013-4636 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2013-4636?

To fix CVE-2013-4636, upgrade PHP to version 5.4.16 or later.

What components are affected by CVE-2013-4636?

CVE-2013-4636 affects the Fileinfo component in PHP versions 5.4.x before 5.4.16.

What type of attack does CVE-2013-4636 facilitate?

CVE-2013-4636 allows remote attackers to exploit an invalid pointer dereference that leads to application crashes.

Can CVE-2013-4636 be exploited through file uploads?

Yes, CVE-2013-4636 can be exploited by uploading specially crafted MP3 files.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2013-4636

medium

4.3

CWE

21/6/2013

3/10/2022

6/8/2024

CVE-2013-4636: Input Validation

First published: Fri Jun 21 2013(Updated: )

The mget function in libmagic/softmagic.c in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via an MP3 file that triggers incorrect MIME type detection during access to an finfo object.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
PHP	=5.4.0
PHP	=5.4.1
PHP	=5.4.2
PHP	=5.4.3
PHP	=5.4.4
PHP	=5.4.5
PHP	=5.4.6
PHP	=5.4.7
PHP	=5.4.8
PHP	=5.4.9
PHP	=5.4.10
PHP	=5.4.11
PHP	=5.4.12
PHP	=5.4.13
PHP	=5.4.14
PHP	=5.4.15

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4636?
CVE-2013-4636 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4636?
To fix CVE-2013-4636, upgrade PHP to version 5.4.16 or later.
What components are affected by CVE-2013-4636?
CVE-2013-4636 affects the Fileinfo component in PHP versions 5.4.x before 5.4.16.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-4636 facilitate?
CVE-2013-4636 allows remote attackers to exploit an invalid pointer dereference that leads to application crashes.
Can CVE-2013-4636 be exploited through file uploads?
Yes, CVE-2013-4636 can be exploited by uploading specially crafted MP3 files.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-4636?
CVE-2013-4636 has a moderate severity rating due to its potential to cause denial of service through application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4636?
To fix CVE-2013-4636, upgrade PHP to version 5.4.16 or later.
What components are affected by CVE-2013-4636?
CVE-2013-4636 affects the Fileinfo component in PHP versions 5.4.x before 5.4.16.
What type of attack does CVE-2013-4636 facilitate?
CVE-2013-4636 allows remote attackers to exploit an invalid pointer dereference that leads to application crashes.
Can CVE-2013-4636 be exploited through file uploads?
Yes, CVE-2013-4636 can be exploited by uploading specially crafted MP3 files.