PHP 'Intl' Extension 'NumberFormatter::setSymbol()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:46968

Info

PHP 'Intl' Extension 'NumberFormatter::setSymbol()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 46968
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2011-1467
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 10 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 17 2012 11:50PM
Credit: thoger
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
PHP PHP 5.3.5
PHP PHP 5.3.2
PHP PHP 5.3.1
PHP PHP 5.3
PHP PHP 5.3.4
PHP PHP 5.3.3
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
HP System Management Homepage 6.2.2 7
HP System Management Homepage 6.0 .96
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2 .77
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.1 .73
HP System Management Homepage 3.0 .68
HP System Management Homepage 3.0 .64
HP System Management Homepage 6.3
HP System Management Homepage 6.2.0-12
HP System Management Homepage 6.2
HP System Management Homepage 6.2
HP System Management Homepage 6.1.0.103
HP System Management Homepage 6.1.0.102
HP System Management Homepage 6.1.0-103
HP System Management Homepage 6.1
HP System Management Homepage 6.0.0.95
HP System Management Homepage 6.0.0-95
HP System Management Homepage 6.0
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2.77 B
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2-77
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.1-73
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.0-68
HP System Management Homepage 0
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.6
Not Vulnerable: PHP PHP 5.3.6
HP System Management Homepage 7.0

Discussion

PHP 'Intl' Extension 'NumberFormatter::setSymbol()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

PHP is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability that affects the 'Intl' extension.

Successful attacks will cause the application to crash, creating a denial-of-service condition. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code-execution may be possible; however, this has not been confirmed.

PHP versions prior to 5.3.6 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

PHP 'Intl' Extension 'NumberFormatter::setSymbol()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example is available:

numfmt_set_symbol(numfmt_create("en", NumberFormatter::PATTERN_DECIMAL), 2147483648, "")

Solution / Fix

PHP 'Intl' Extension 'NumberFormatter::setSymbol()' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.8

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.8

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2009.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

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