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CVE-2014-3597

Multiple buffer overflows in the php_parserr function in ext/standard/dns.c in PHP before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 allow remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted DNS record, related to the dns_get_record function and the dn_expand function. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4049.

Severity
Medium 6.8
Published
23 Aug 2014
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
14 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
PHPServers and applications · cpe:a:php:php
  • Version 5.5.15
  • Version 5.5.14
  • Version 5.5.13
  • Version 5.5.12
All 67 release lines
  • Every version up to 5.4.31
  • Version 5.4.0-beta2
  • Version 5.4.0-rc2
  • Version 5.4.0
  • Version 5.4.1
  • Version 5.4.2
  • Version 5.4.3
  • Version 5.4.4
  • Version 5.4.5
  • Version 5.4.6
  • Version 5.4.7
  • Version 5.4.8
  • Version 5.4.9
  • Version 5.4.10
  • Version 5.4.11
  • Version 5.4.12-rc1
  • Version 5.4.12-rc2
  • Version 5.4.12
  • Version 5.4.13-rc1
  • Version 5.4.13
  • Version 5.4.14-rc1
  • Version 5.4.14
  • Version 5.4.15-rc1
  • Version 5.4.15
  • Version 5.4.16-rc1
  • Version 5.4.17
  • Version 5.4.18
  • Version 5.4.19
  • Version 5.4.20
  • Version 5.4.21
  • Version 5.4.22
  • Version 5.4.23
  • Version 5.4.24
  • Version 5.4.25
  • Version 5.4.26
  • Version 5.4.27
  • Version 5.4.28
  • Version 5.4.29
  • Version 5.4.30
  • Version 5.5.0-alpha1
  • Version 5.5.0-alpha2
  • Version 5.5.0-alpha3
  • Version 5.5.0-alpha4
  • Version 5.5.0-alpha5
  • Version 5.5.0-alpha6
  • Version 5.5.0-beta1
  • Version 5.5.0-beta2
  • Version 5.5.0-beta3
  • Version 5.5.0-beta4
  • Version 5.5.0-rc1
  • Version 5.5.0-rc2
  • Version 5.5.0
  • Version 5.5.1
  • Version 5.5.2
  • Version 5.5.3
  • Version 5.5.4
  • Version 5.5.5
  • Version 5.5.6
  • Version 5.5.7
  • Version 5.5.8
  • Version 5.5.9
  • Version 5.5.10
  • Version 5.5.11
  • Version 5.5.12
  • Version 5.5.13
  • Version 5.5.14
  • Version 5.5.15

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3597
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3597