CVE-2014-1439

Severity

50%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

48%

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

The libxml_disable_entity_loader function in runtime/ext/ext_simplexml.cpp in HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP (HHVM) before 2.4.0 and 2.3.x before 2.3.3 does not properly disable a certain libxml handler, which allows remote attackers to conduct XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.

CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP

First reported 11 years ago

2014-02-05 19:55:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-08-29 01:34:00

Affected Software

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.0.0

2.0.0

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.0.1

2.0.1

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.0.2

2.0.2

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.1.0

2.1.0

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.2.0

2.2.0

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.3.0

2.3.0

HipHop Virtual Machine for PHP 2.3.1

2.3.1

References

http://www.hhvm.com/blog/3287/hhvm-2-4-0

Vendor Advisory

hhvm-cve20141439-info-disc(90979)

https://github.com/facebook/hhvm/commit/95f96e7287effe2fcdfb9a5338d1a7e4f55b083b

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