RULE(RULE ID:316996)

Rule General Information
Release Date: 2017-03-23
Rule Name: WEB-OTHER PHP Zend_hash_destroy Uninitialized Pointer Code Execution Vulnerability -2 (CVE-2017-5340)
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Rule Protection Details
Description: Zend/zend_hash.c in PHP before 7.0.15 and 7.1.x before 7.1.1 mishandles certain cases that require large array allocations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (integer overflow, uninitialized memory access, and use of arbitrary destructor function pointers) via crafted serialized data.
Impact: An attacker can execute arbitrary code via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software.
Affected OS: Windows, Other Unix, FreeBSD, Linux
Reference: SecurityFocusBID:95371
SecurityTrackerID:1037659
Solutions
More advisories have been published on the website, please visit for more suggestions:
http://php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.15