CVE-2014-4049 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2014-4049

Heap-based buffer overflow in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in...

Vulnerability Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP 5.6.0beta4 and earlier allows remote servers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS TXT record, related to the dns_get_record function.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

opensuse, php, debian linux
Vulnerable Versions:
11.3, 5.3.0, 5.4.0, 5.5.0, 5.6.0, 7.0, 8.0

Timeline

Official Publish: June 18th, 2014
Last Modified: August 6th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.