PHP before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial...

Vulnerability Description

PHP before 5.2.3 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a long string in the pattern parameter to the glob function; or (2) a long string in the string parameter to the fnmatch function, accompanied by a pattern parameter value with undefined characteristics, as demonstrated by a "*[1]e" value. NOTE: this might not be a vulnerability in most web server environments that support multiple threads, unless these issues can be demonstrated for code execution.

References

• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-June/msg00773.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
• http://secunia.com/advisories/30828
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0582.html
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-628-1
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478626/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0545.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31119
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:023
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:022
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36457
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31200
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10897
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0544.html
• http://osvdb.org/38686
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36461
• http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478630/100/0/threaded
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0505.html
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3109
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/478726/100/0/threaded