medium
6.8
CWE
189 119 190
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2013-7226: Buffer Overflow

First published: Thu Feb 13 2014(Updated: )

A heap overflow vulnerability in PHP 5.5.0 and later was reported [1] in PHP's imagecrop() function. In code that used the imagecrop() function to crop untrusted images, this vulnerability could cause a crash of the script or, possibly, the execution of arbitrary code as the user running the PHP script. This has been corrected in PHP 5.5.9 [2]. [1] <a href="https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66356">https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=66356</a> [2] <a href="http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=8f4a5373bb71590352fd934028d6dde5bc18530b">http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commitdiff;h=8f4a5373bb71590352fd934028d6dde5bc18530b</a> External References: <a href="http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.9">http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.9</a>

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/php<5.5.10
5.5.10
PHP=5.5.0-alpha1
PHP=5.5.0-alpha2
PHP=5.5.0-alpha3
PHP=5.5.0-alpha4
PHP=5.5.0-alpha5
PHP=5.5.0-alpha6
PHP=5.5.0-beta1
PHP=5.5.0-beta2
PHP=5.5.0-beta3
PHP=5.5.0-beta4
PHP=5.5.0-rc1
PHP=5.5.0-rc2
PHP=5.5.1
PHP=5.5.2
PHP=5.5.3
PHP=5.5.4
PHP=5.5.5
PHP=5.5.6
PHP=5.5.7
PHP=5.5.8

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2013-7226?

    CVE-2013-7226 is considered to have a high severity due to the potential for remote code execution or denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2013-7226?

    To fix CVE-2013-7226, upgrade to PHP version 5.5.10 or later.

  • Which versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2013-7226?

    CVE-2013-7226 affects PHP versions 5.5.0 up to, but not including, 5.5.10.

  • What is the impact of exploiting CVE-2013-7226?

    Exploitation of CVE-2013-7226 could lead to a crash of the PHP script or the execution of arbitrary code.

  • What function in PHP is associated with CVE-2013-7226?

    CVE-2013-7226 is associated with the imagecrop() function in PHP.

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