PHP < 5.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Nessus Plugin ID 28181

Synopsis

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

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is older than 5.2.5. Such versions may be affected by various issues, including but not limited to several buffer overflows.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.5 or later.

See Also

http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 28181

File Name: php_5_2_5.nasl

Version: 1.23

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 11/12/2007

Updated: 5/28/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.4

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2007

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2007-3996, CVE-2007-4782, CVE-2007-4783, CVE-2007-4784, CVE-2007-4825, CVE-2007-4840, CVE-2007-4887, CVE-2007-4889, CVE-2007-5447, CVE-2007-5653, CVE-2007-5898, CVE-2007-5899, CVE-2007-5900, CVE-2008-2107, CVE-2008-2108, CVE-2008-4107

BID: 26403, 69246

CWE: 189, 20, 200, 22, 264, 78, 94