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PHP 5.2 < 5.2.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 51139
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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 5.2 installed on the remote host is older than 5.2.15. Such versions may be affected by several security issues :- A crash in the zip extract method.
- A possible double free exists in the imap extension.
(CVE-2010-4150)
- An unspecified flaw exists in 'open_basedir'. (CVE-2010-3436)
- A possible crash could occur in 'mssql_fetch_batch()'.
- A NULL pointer dereference exists in 'ZipArchive::getArchiveComment'. (CVE-2010-3709)
- A crash exists if anti-aliasing steps are invalid.
(Bug #53492)
- A crash exists in pdo_firebird getAttribute(). (Bug #53323)
- A user-after-free vulnerability in the Zend engine when a '__set()', '__get()', '__isset()' or '__unset()' method is called can allow for a denial of service attack. (Bug #52879 / CVE-2010-4697)
- A stack-based buffer overflow exists in the 'imagepstext()' function in the GD extension. (Bug #53492 / CVE-2010-4698)
- The extract function does not prevent use of the EXTR_OVERWRITE parameter to overwrite the GLOBALS superglobal array and the 'this' variable, which allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions.
(CVE-2011-0752)
Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.15 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 51139
File Name: php_5_2_15.nasl
Version: 1.17
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 12/13/2010
Updated: 5/31/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/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
Patch Publication Date: 12/10/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/10/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-3436, CVE-2010-3709, CVE-2010-4150, CVE-2010-4697, CVE-2010-4698, CVE-2011-0752