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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117799
Category:Denial of Service
Title:PHP <= 7.1.5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
Summary:PHP is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS); vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
PHP is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS)
vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following flaws exist:

- CVE-2017-8923: The zend_string_extend function in Zend/zend_string.h does not prevent changes to
string objects that result in a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial
of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging a script's
use of .= with a long string.

- CVE-2017-9119: The i_zval_ptr_dtor function in Zend/zend_variables.h allows attackers to cause a
denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other
impact by triggering crafted operations on array data structures.

Affected Software/OS:
PHP versions through 7.1.5.

Solution:
No known solution was made available for at least one year
since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution
options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or
replace the product by another one.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-8923
BugTraq ID: 98518
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98518
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74577
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9119
BugTraq ID: 98596
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98596
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74593
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