CVE-2014-3710

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Updated file packages fix security vulnerability:

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in file's donote() function in the way the file utility determined the note headers of a elf file. This could possibly lead to file executable crash (CVE-2014-3710).

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in file's donote() function in the way the file utility determined the note headers of a elf file. This could possibly lead to file executable crash (CVE-2014-3710).

PHP uses an embedded copy of file's libmagic library, and was therefore affected. It has been patched to correct this issue.

This update also provides an updated php-timezonedb.

These are all security issues fixed in the file-5.29-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

The donote function in readelf.c in file through 5.20, as used in the Fileinfo component in PHP 5.4.34, does not ensure that sufficient note headers are present, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the mkgmtime function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3668)

Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that PHP incorrectly handled unserializing objects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3669)

Otto Ebeling discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the exif_thumbnail function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-3670)

Francisco Alonso that PHP incorrectly handled ELF files in the fileinfo extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3710)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled NULL bytes when processing certain URLs with the curl functions. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass filename restrictions and obtain access to sensitive files. (No CVE number)

Francisco Alonso discovered that file incorrectly handled certain ELF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause file to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3710)

Thomas Jarosch discovered that file incorrectly handled certain ELF files. An attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-8116)

Thomas Jarosch discovered that file incorrectly limited recursion. An attacker could use this issue to cause file to hang or crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-8117)