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Bug #70480 php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read
Submitted: 2015-09-13 06:34 UTC Modified: 2016-07-25 15:16 UTC
From: yohgaki@php.net Assigned: yohgaki (profile)
Status: Closed Package: URL related
PHP Version: Irrelevant OS: Irrelevant
Private report: No CVE-ID: 2016-6288
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 [2015-09-13 06:34 UTC] yohgaki@php.net 
Description:
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php_url_prase_ex() read buffer exceeding its limits and segfaults.
PHP function parse_url() is not affected since PHP string is terminated by null char always.

Patch to fix this:

@@ -319,8 +320,9 @@ PHPAPI php_url *php_url_parse_ex(char const *str, size_t length)
 
        nohost:
 
        if ((p = memchr(s, '?', (ue - s)))) {
-               pp = strchr(s, '#');
+               pp = memchr(s, '#', (ue - s));
 
                if (pp && pp < p) {
                        if (pp - s) {


Test script:
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N/A
This bug only appears only when php_url_prase_ex() is called internally.

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 [2015-09-13 06:34 UTC] yohgaki@php.net
-Assigned To: +Assigned To: yohgaki
 [2015-09-26 08:06 UTC] stas@php.net
-Status: Assigned +Status: Feedback
 [2015-09-26 08:06 UTC] stas@php.net 
Could you add an example when the buffer overflow/segfault happens?
 [2015-09-28 09:17 UTC] yohgaki@php.net 
For example, when smart_str is used, a code may assume php_url_prase_ex() operates up to "length". The smart_str may not have terminating null char because it could be work in progress string.

However, strchr() looks for terminating null char, but smart_str may not have terminating null char. If this is the case, buffer overread happens and PHP crashes.

Anyway, php_url_prase_ex() is supposed to be binary safe as it has "length" parameter, but it isn't due to the strchr().
 [2015-09-28 20:09 UTC] stas@php.net 
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
Log: Fix bug #70480 (php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read)
 [2015-09-28 20:09 UTC] stas@php.net
-Status: Feedback +Status: Closed
 [2015-09-29 13:10 UTC] ab@php.net 
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=629e4da7cc8b174acdeab84969cbfc606a019b31
Log: Fix bug #70480 (php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read)
 [2016-07-08 12:34 UTC] jpauli@php.net 
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e1ba58f068f4bfc8ced75bb017cd31d8beddf3c2
Log: Fix bug #70480 (php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read)
 [2016-07-14 19:20 UTC] ab@php.net 
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e1ba58f068f4bfc8ced75bb017cd31d8beddf3c2
Log: Fix bug #70480 (php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read)
 [2016-07-14 19:22 UTC] ab@php.net 
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e1ba58f068f4bfc8ced75bb017cd31d8beddf3c2
Log: Fix bug #70480 (php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read)
 [2016-07-25 15:16 UTC] remi@php.net
-CVE-ID: +CVE-ID: 2016-6288
 [2016-10-17 10:11 UTC] bwoebi@php.net 
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Revision: http://git.php.net/?p=php-src.git;a=commit;h=e1ba58f068f4bfc8ced75bb017cd31d8beddf3c2
Log: Fix bug #70480 (php_url_parse_ex() buffer overflow read)
 
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