VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-4049

CVSS score5.1 MEDIUM
EPSS probability10.91%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-06-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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