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ubuntu-cve-2014-9427
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2015-01-02 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:37
Summary
Details

sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in the CGI component in PHP through 5.4.36, 5.5.x through 5.5.20, and 5.6.x through 5.6.4, when mmap is used to read a .php file, does not properly consider the mapping's length during processing of an invalid file that begins with a # character and lacks a newline character, which causes an out-of-bounds read and might (1) allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from php-cgi process memory by leveraging the ability to upload a .php file or (2) trigger unexpected code execution if a valid PHP script is present in memory locations adjacent to the mapping.

Severity
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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            "binary_name": "libphp5-embed",
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2",
        "5.5.3+dfsg-1ubuntu3",
        "5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu1",
        "5.5.6+dfsg-1ubuntu2",
        "5.5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu1",
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        "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu2",
        "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu3",
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        "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2",
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        "5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5"
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in the CGI component in PHP through 5.4.36, 5.5.x through 5.5.20, and 5.6.x through 5.6.4, when mmap is used to read a .php file, does not properly consider the mapping\u0027s length during processing of an invalid file that begins with a # character and lacks a newline character, which causes an out-of-bounds read and might (1) allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from php-cgi process memory by leveraging the ability to upload a .php file or (2) trigger unexpected code execution if a valid PHP script is present in memory locations adjacent to the mapping.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9427",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:37:44Z",
  "published": "2015-01-02T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-9427"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/01/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/31/6"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2501-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9427"
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "USN-2501-1"
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2014-9427"
  ]
}



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