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TI-2014-07085 Aliases CVE-2014-8626GHSA-mfxw-8c28-qhqc

Stack-based buffer overflow in the date_from_ISO8601 function in…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the date_from_ISO8601 function in ext/xmlrpc/libxmlrpc/xmlrpc.c in PHP before 5.2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by including a timezone field in a date, leading to improper XML-RPC encoding.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05781 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 2 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 7

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.2.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.5VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.2.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.5 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2014:1824 Released 2014-11-06 · Red Hat rating Important
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) php-5.1.6-45.el5_11, php-5.1.6-45.el5_11.i386, php-5.1.6-45.el5_11.ia64 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) php-5.1.6-45.el5_11, php-5.1.6-45.el5_11.i386, php-bcmath-5.1.6-45.el5_11 +35
  • RHSA-2014:1825 Released 2014-11-06 · Red Hat rating Critical
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS) php-4.3.9-3.38.el4, php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386, php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64 +39
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) php-4.3.9-3.38.el4, php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386, php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4 +25

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Critical. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:1824
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2014:1825
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:1824
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS)Fixed RHSA-2014:1825
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8626
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mfxw-8c28-qhqc

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2024-04260 Argument Injection in PHP-CGI KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-08259 Underflow in PHP-FPM can lead to RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2012-01607 sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-78794 PHP remote code execution via stale global state KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-78793 Out-of-memory handling flaw in PHP allows remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2015-00205 Heap-based buffer overflow in the __nss_hostname_digits_dots function in glibc 2.2, and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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