# CVE-2014-3597: Multiple buffer overflows in the php\_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 allow remote DNS se

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-08-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple buffer overflows in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 allow remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS record, related to the dns_get_record function and the dn_expand function. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4049.

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## References

- https://support.apple.com/HT204659
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60609
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2344-1
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00055.html
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67717
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1326.html
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69322
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3008
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1327.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/2fefae47716d501aec41c1102f3fd4531f070b05
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3597
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60696
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00024.html

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