Description
Buffer overflow in the date_from_ISO8601 function in the mkgmtime implementation in libxmlrpc/xmlrpc.c in the XMLRPC extension in PHP before 5.4.34, 5.5.x before 5.5.18, and 5.6.x before 5.6.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via (1) a crafted first argument to the xmlrpc_set_type function or (2) a crafted argument to the xmlrpc_decode function, related to an out-of-bounds read operation.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 7 | php5 | 5.4.34-0+deb7u1 | DSA-3064-1 |
| Debian 6.0 | php5 | 5.3.3-7+squeeze23 | DLA-94-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | php5 | 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 | USN-2391-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 7 | php +24 | 5.4.16-23.el7_0.3 | RHSA-2014:1767 |
| RHEL 6 | php +26 | 5.3.3-40.el6_6 | RHSA-2014:1767 |
| RHEL 5 | php53 +20 | 5.3.3-26.el5_11 | RHSA-2014:1768 |
| RHEL 1 | php54-php +24 | 5.4.16-22.el6 | RHSA-2014:1765 |
| RHEL 1 | php55-php +26 | 5.5.6-13.el6 | RHSA-2014:1766 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP2 | php53 | 5.3.17-47.1 | SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | php5 | 5.6.28-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10344-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | php7 | 7.0.14-1.4 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10290-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | php8 | 8.0.11-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | php +24 | 5.4.16-23.el7_0.3 | ELSA-2014-1767 |
| Oracle Linux 7 | php-zts +2 | 5.3.3-40.el6_6 | ELSA-2014-1767 |
Advisories 12
- RHSA-2014:1768 Red Hat Security Advisory: php53 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1766 Red Hat Security Advisory: php55-php security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1767 Red Hat Security Advisory: php security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- RHSA-2014:1765 Red Hat Security Advisory: php54-php security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 29, 2026
- USN-2391-1 php5 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 22, 2026
- DLA-94-1 php5 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DSA-3064-1 php5 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10290-1 apache2-mod_php7-7.0.14-1.4 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10344-1 apache2-mod_php5-5.6.28-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2016:1638-1 Security update for php53 SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:11169-1 php8-8.0.11-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- ELSA-2014-1767 Important: php security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Oct 30, 2014
References
- 59967 third-party-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1391 vendor-advisory
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=88412772d295ebf7dd34409534507dc9bcac726e
- RHSA-2014:1767 vendor-advisory
- USN-2391-1 vendor-advisory
- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- openSUSE-SU-2014:1377 vendor-advisory
- 61982 third-party-advisory
- 61763 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68027
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1767.html
- RHSA-2014:1766 vendor-advisory
- DSA-3064 vendor-advisory
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1768.html
- 70666 vdb-entry
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2015-2511963.html
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- APPLE-SA-2015-04-08-2 vendor-advisory
- 61970 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1154503
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0014 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1765 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2014:1768 vendor-advisory
- 60699 third-party-advisory
- 60630 third-party-advisory