CVE-2025-14178VulnerabilityPublished 26 Jan 2026Updated 8 Oct 2026

SUSE · security update for php

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Mentioned vulnerabilities

CVE-2025-14180

Authoritative record:CVE-2025-14178· Medium 6.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium · fixed in SUSE package updates : update SUSE when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 8.5.1, 8.4.16, 8.3.29 +7

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 27 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Phpphp/php`pkg:deb/php/php`Other threats	Affected <8.1.34 <8.2.30 <8.3.29 <8.4.16 <8.5.1	Fixed in 8.1.34 8.2.30 8.3.29 8.4.16 8.5.1
GitHubphp/php-src`pkg:github/php/php-src`Other threats	Affected >=8.1.0 <8.2.0 >=8.2.0 <8.3.0 >=8.3.0 <8.4.0 >=8.4.0 <8.5.0 >=8.5.0 <8.6.0	Fixed in 8.2.0 8.3.0 8.4.0 8.5.0 8.6.0

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated PHP 8.3 packages (version 8.3.19-1.module+el9.6.0+...) that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support should apply these security updates promptly. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory and article at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in PHP 8.3 used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support. The first is a heap-based buffer overflow in the array_merge() function (CVE-2025-14178). The second is a denial of service vulnerability triggered by an invalid character sequence in PDO PostgreSQL prepared statements (CVE-2025-14180). Red Hat has released security updates addressing these issues in PHP 8.3.19 for affected RHEL 9.6 variants.

Impact

The heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2025-14178) could potentially allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, which might lead to application crashes or other unpredictable behavior. The denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2025-14180) could allow an attacker to disrupt service by sending invalid character sequences in PDO PostgreSQL prepared statements, causing the PHP process to become unresponsive or crash. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighCWE Top 25 (2025): #5
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Operation · Build and Compilation · Environment Hardening
Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: MediumCWE Top 25 (2025): #13OWASP Top 10 A10:2025: Mishandling of Exceptional Conditions (opens in a new tab)
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Implementation
For any pointers that could have been modified or provided from a function that can return NULL, check the pointer for NULL before use. When working with a multithreaded or otherwise asynchronous environment, ensure that proper locking APIs are used to lock before the check, and unlock when it has finished.
Requirements
Select a programming language that is not susceptible to these issues.
Implementation
Check the results of all functions that return a value and verify that the value is non-null before acting upon it.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Logging (opens in a new tab)
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V11.1.7 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 8 Oct 2026, 23:03 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-787, CWE-476

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