Check Point Advisories

PHP CDF File Handling Infinite Loop (CVE-2014-0238)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1654
Date Published:	22 Jun 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Sunday 14 February, 2016
Source:	PHP
Industry Reference:	CVE-2014-0238
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	PHP Group PHP prior to 5.4.29 PHP Group PHP prior to 5.5.13
Vulnerability Description	A denial of service vulnerability has been reported in PHP. A remote attacker can exploit the vulnerability by sending crafted CDF files to a web application running a vulnerable version of PHP. A successful attack will result in an infinite loop, which can cause a denial of service condition.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PHP CDF File Handling Infinite Loop protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: PHP CDF File Handling Infinite Loop