Check Point Advisories

PHP Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-4049)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2014-1718
Date Published: 16 Jul 2014
Severity: Medium
Last Updated: Tuesday 03 June, 2025
Source: PHP Group
Industry Reference:CVE-2014-4049
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75

Who is Vulnerable? PHP from version 5.3.0 up to version 5.3.29
PHP from version 5.4.0 up to version 5.4.30
PHP from version 5.5.0 up to version 5.5.14
PHP version 5.6.0 alpha1
PHP version 5.6.0 alpha2
PHP version 5.6.0 alpha3
PHP version 5.6.0 alpha4
PHP version 5.6.0 alpha5
PHP version 5.6.0 beta1
PHP version 5.6.0 beta2
PHP version 5.6.0 beta3
Debian Linux version 7.0
Debian Linux version 8.0
OpenSUSE version 11.3
Vulnerability Description A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in PHP. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system or cause application crashes.

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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the PHP Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-4049) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information:  PHP Buffer Overflow (CVE-2014-4049)

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