SB2014041717 - NULL pointer dereference in php (Alpine package)



SB2014041717 - NULL pointer dereference in php (Alpine package)

Published: April 17, 2014

Security Bulletin ID SB2014041717
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7327)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when the gdImageCrop function in ext/gd/gd.c in PHP 5.5.x before 5.5.9 does not check return value. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference via invalid imagecrop arguments and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.