http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1038980 Bug ID: 1038980 Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2017-8923: php7: denial of service (application crash) by using .= with a long string (zend_string_extend func in Zend/zend_string.h) Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 42.2 Hardware: Other OS: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Security Assignee: security-team@suse.de Reporter: mikhail.kasimov@gmail.com QA Contact: qa-bugs@suse.de Found By: --- Blocker: --- Ref: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8923 ==================================================== Description The zend_string_extend function in Zend/zend_string.h in PHP through 7.1.5 does not prevent changes to string objects that result in a negative length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging a script's use of .= with a long string. ==================================================== Hyperlink [1] https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=74577 [2] https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=73122 [3] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-8923 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.