PHP 5.4.x < 5.4.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 59057

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 installed on the remote host is 5.4.x earlier than 5.4.3. It is, therefore, potentially affected the following vulnerabilities :

- The fix for CVE-2012-1823 does not completely correct the CGI query parameter vulnerability. Disclosure of PHP source code and code execution are still possible.
Note that this vulnerability is exploitable only when PHP is used in CGI-based configurations. Apache with 'mod_php' is not an exploitable configuration.
(CVE-2012-2311, CVE-2012-2335, CVE-2012-2336)

- An unspecified buffer overflow exists related to the function 'apache_request_headers'. (CVE-2012-2329)

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.4.3 or later.

See Also

http://eindbazen.net/2012/05/php-cgi-advisory-cve-2012-1823/

https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61910

http://www.php.net/archive/2012.php#id2012-05-08-1

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.3

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59057

File Name: php_5_4_3.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/9/2012

Updated: 5/31/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/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: 5/8/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/6/2012

Exploitable With

Core Impact

Metasploit (PHP apache_request_headers Function Buffer Overflow)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2311, CVE-2012-2329, CVE-2012-2335, CVE-2012-2336

BID: 53388, 53455

CERT: 520827