medium
5
CWE
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Advisory Published
CVE Published
Updated

CVE-2014-3668: Buffer Overflow

First published: Mon Oct 20 2014(Updated: )

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in PHP's mkgmtime() function. This could possibly cause the PHP interpreter to crash. This issue has been fixed in upstream versions 5.4.34, 5.5.18, and 5.6.2. References: <a href="http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=88412772d295ebf7dd34409534507dc9bcac726e">http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=88412772d295ebf7dd34409534507dc9bcac726e</a> <a href="https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68027">https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68027</a> <a href="http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php">http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php</a>

Credit: secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/php<5.4.34
5.4.34
redhat/php<5.5.18
5.5.18
redhat/php<5.6.2
5.6.2
PHP<=5.4.33
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=5.4.12-rc1
PHP=5.4.12-rc2
PHP=5.4.13
PHP=5.4.13-rc1
PHP=5.4.14
PHP=5.4.14-rc1
PHP=5.4.15-rc1
PHP=5.4.16-rc1
PHP=5.4.17
PHP=5.4.18
PHP=5.4.19
PHP=5.4.20
PHP=5.4.21
PHP=5.4.22
PHP=5.4.23
PHP=5.4.24
PHP=5.4.25
PHP=5.4.26
PHP=5.4.27
PHP=5.4.28
PHP=5.4.29
PHP=5.4.30
PHP=5.4.31
PHP=5.4.32
PHP=5.5.0
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
PHP=5.5.9
PHP=5.5.10
PHP=5.5.11
PHP=5.5.12
PHP=5.5.13
PHP=5.5.14
PHP=5.5.15
PHP=5.5.16
PHP=5.5.17
PHP=5.6.0
PHP=5.6.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2014-3668?

    The severity of CVE-2014-3668 is classified as high due to its potential to cause crashes in the PHP interpreter.

  • How do I fix CVE-2014-3668?

    To fix CVE-2014-3668, upgrade to PHP versions 5.4.34, 5.5.18, or 5.6.2 or later.

  • What versions of PHP are affected by CVE-2014-3668?

    CVE-2014-3668 affects PHP versions up to 5.4.33, 5.5.17, and 5.6.1.

  • What is the nature of the vulnerability described in CVE-2014-3668?

    CVE-2014-3668 is an out-of-bounds read flaw in PHP's mkgmtime() function.

  • Can CVE-2014-3668 lead to remote code execution?

    No, CVE-2014-3668 does not lead to remote code execution but can potentially crash the PHP interpreter.

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