CVE-2014-0238 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting PHP versions before 5.4.29 and 5.5.13, specifically within the Fileinfo component's cdf_read_property_info function. Attackers can trigger an infinite loop or out-of-bounds memory access by providing specially crafted input with zero or excessive length. While rated with a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, its EPSS score is relatively low, suggesting a lower likelihood of exploitation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 5.3.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.5.0, < 5.5.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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