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TI-2014-07890 Aliases CVE-2014-9705GHSA-q6r4-r86g-67qg

Heap-based buffer overflow in the enchant_broker_request_dict function in…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-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
Partial Red Hat: 19 fixed, 2 without a fix

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

Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in the enchant_broker_request_dict function in ext/enchant/enchant.c in PHP before 5.4.38, 5.5.x before 5.5.22, and 5.6.x before 5.6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger creation of multiple dictionaries.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.19203 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 4 advisoriesRed Hat: 19 fixed, 2 without a fix

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 · 49

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.4.37VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 alpha1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 alpha2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 alpha3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 alpha4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 alpha5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 alpha6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 beta1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 beta2VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4.37 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:alpha6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 alpha6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
Show 39 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 beta3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 beta4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 rc1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.0 rc2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.6VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.7VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.8VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.9VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.10VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.11VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.12VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.13VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.14VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.15VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.16VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.17VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.18VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.19VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.20VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.21VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 alpha5VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0 beta4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.1VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.2VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.3VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.4VulnerablePHP
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.5VulnerablePHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.6 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.7 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.8 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.9 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.10 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.11 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.12 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.13 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.14 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.15 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.16 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.17 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.18 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.19 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.20 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.5.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.21 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:alpha5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 alpha5 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·PHP
  • cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.5 Vulnerable ·PHP

Remediation

Red Hat 4 advisories

  • RHSA-2015:1218 Released 2015-07-09 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +24
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-common-5.3.3-46.el6_6
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-dba-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-common-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-dba-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-devel-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-cli-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-common-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) php-bcmath-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-dba-5.3.3-46.el6_6, php-devel-5.3.3-46.el6_6 +12
  • RHSA-2015:1135 Released 2015-06-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    php security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +22
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1, php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1 +25
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1, php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-dba-5.4.16-36.ael7b_1 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-cli-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-common-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +11
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) php-bcmath-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-dba-5.4.16-36.el7_1, php-devel-5.4.16-36.el7_1 +8
  • RHSA-2015:1053 Released 2015-06-04 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    php55 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php55-2.0-1.el7, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el7 +25
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php55-2.0-1.el6, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el6, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el6 +27
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php55-2.0-1.el7, php55-php-5.5.21-2.el7, php55-php-bcmath-5.5.21-2.el7 +25
Show 1 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2015:1066 Released 2015-06-04 · Red Hat rating Important
    php54 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) php54-2.0-1.el7, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el7 +24
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) php54-2.0-1.el6, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el6, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el6 +26
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) php54-2.0-1.el7, php54-php-5.4.40-1.el7, php54-php-bcmath-5.4.40-1.el7 +24

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1218
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1135
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2015:1053, RHSA-2015:1066
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-9705
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q6r4-r86g-67qg

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 13

Other 6

  • 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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