CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-4644

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The php_pgsql_meta_data function in the PostgreSQL extension in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 does not validate token extraction for table names, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted name.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to application crashes due to NULL pointer dereference, potentially affecting service availability in the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update PHP to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and ensure proper validation of table names.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The php_pgsql_meta_data function in pgsql.c in the PostgreSQL (aka pgsql) extension in PHP before 5.4.42, 5.5.x before 5.5.26, and 5.6.x before 5.6.10 does not validate token extraction for table names, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted name. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-1352.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS