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PHP 5.x < 5.2.2 Multiple vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 17797
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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.x installed on the remote host is older than 5.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:- A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in PHP's gd extension. A script that could be forced to process WBMP images from an untrusted source could result in arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2007-1001)
- A vulnerability in the way the mbstring extension setglobal variables was discovered where a script using the mb_parse_str() function to set global variables could be forced to to enable the register_globals configuration option, possibly resulting in global variable injection. (CVE-2007-1583)
- A context-dependent attacker could read portions of heap memory by executing certain scripts with a serialized data input string beginning with 'S:', which did not properly track the number of input bytes being processed. (CVE-2007-1649)
- A vulnerability in how PHP's mail() function processed email messages, truncating potentially important information after the first ASCIIZ (\0) byte.
(CVE-2007-1717)
- A vulnerability in how PHP's mail() function processed header data was discovered. If a script sent mail using a subject header containing a string from an untrusted source, a remote attacker could send bulk email to unintended recipients (CVE-2007-1718).
Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.2 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 17797
File Name: php_5_2_2.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 1/11/2012
Updated: 5/28/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2007-1649
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC: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: 5/3/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/23/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-1001, CVE-2007-1583, CVE-2007-1649, CVE-2007-1717, CVE-2007-1718