Buffer overflow vulnerability in php_parserr function in PHP before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16

CVE-2014-3597 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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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