What is the severity of CVE-2014-6228?

CVE-2014-6228 is considered a critical vulnerability because it can lead to denial of service and application crashes.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6228?

To fix CVE-2014-6228, upgrade your Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine to version 3.3.0 or later.

What type of attacks are possible with CVE-2014-6228?

CVE-2014-6228 allows remote attackers to exploit integer overflow vulnerabilities leading to application crashes.

Which versions of Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine are affected by CVE-2014-6228?

All versions of Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine prior to 3.3.0 are affected by CVE-2014-6228.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-6228?

There is no known effective workaround for CVE-2014-6228; upgrading is the recommended action.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2014-6228

high

7.5

CWE

189 190

28/12/2014

6/8/2024

CVE-2014-6228: Integer Overflow

First published: Sun Dec 28 2014(Updated: )

Integer overflow in the string_chunk_split function in hphp/runtime/base/zend-string.cpp in Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM) before 3.3.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted arguments to the chunk_split function.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
HipHop Virtual Machine	<=3.2.0

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Reference Links

https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/1f91e076a585118495b976a413c1df40f6fd3d41

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6228?
CVE-2014-6228 is considered a critical vulnerability because it can lead to denial of service and application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6228?
To fix CVE-2014-6228, upgrade your Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine to version 3.3.0 or later.
What type of attacks are possible with CVE-2014-6228?
CVE-2014-6228 allows remote attackers to exploit integer overflow vulnerabilities leading to application crashes.
Which versions of Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine are affected by CVE-2014-6228?
All versions of Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine prior to 3.3.0 are affected by CVE-2014-6228.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-6228?
There is no known effective workaround for CVE-2014-6228; upgrading is the recommended action.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6228?
CVE-2014-6228 is considered a critical vulnerability because it can lead to denial of service and application crashes.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6228?
To fix CVE-2014-6228, upgrade your Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine to version 3.3.0 or later.
What type of attacks are possible with CVE-2014-6228?
CVE-2014-6228 allows remote attackers to exploit integer overflow vulnerabilities leading to application crashes.
Which versions of Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine are affected by CVE-2014-6228?
All versions of Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine prior to 3.3.0 are affected by CVE-2014-6228.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2014-6228?
There is no known effective workaround for CVE-2014-6228; upgrading is the recommended action.