# CVE-2015-4643: Integer overflow in the ftp\_genlist function in ext/ftp/ftp.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 allows remo

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-05-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the ftp_genlist function in ext/ftp/ftp.c in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 allows remote FTP servers to execute arbitrary code via a long reply to a LIST command, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-4022.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1187.html
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69545
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032709
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1186.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3344
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/18/6
- http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75291
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1135.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-10
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1218.html
- http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0765623d6991b62ffcd93ddb6be8a5203a2fa7e2

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