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PHP 5.1.x < 5.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 17712

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Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP 5.1.x installed on the remote host is older than 5.1.2. Such versions may be affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A format string vulnerability exists in the error-reporting feature of the mysqli extension.
 (CVE-2006-0200)

 - Multiple HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities exist that would allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a crafted Set-Cookie header. (CVE-2006-0207)

 - Multiple cross-site scripting vulnerabilities exist when display_errors and html_errors are on. (CVE-2006-0208)

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.1.2 or later.

See Also

http://www.php.net/releases/5_1_2.php

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 17712

File Name: php_5_1_2.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/18/2011

Updated: 5/28/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-0200, CVE-2006-0207, CVE-2006-0208

BID: 16220, 16803

CWE: 134