CVE-2012-2386

HIGH 7.5CVE-2012-2386 · Published 07/07/2012 · updated 16/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
php php	`≥ 5.4.0, < 5.4.4≤ 5.3.13`	`5.4.4`

Description

Integer overflow in the phar_parse_tarfile function in tar.c in the phar extension in PHP before 5.3.14 and 5.4.x before 5.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted tar file that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

References

0x1byte.blogspot.com/2011/04/php-phar-extension-heap-overflow.html · Exploit
git.php.net
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2012/Sep/msg00004.html · Mailing List
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00003.html · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/05/22/10 · Mailing List
support.apple.com/kb/HT5501 · Third Party Advisory
php.net/ChangeLog-5.php · Vendor Advisory
bugs.php.net/bug.php · Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi · Issue Tracking

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