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Debian DSA-2492-1 : php5 - buffer overflow

high Nessus Plugin ID 59770

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The Phar extension for PHP does not properly handle crafted tar files, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. PHP applications processing tar files could crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.

In addition, this update addresses a regression which caused a crash when accessing a global object that is returned as $this from __get.

Solution

Upgrade the php5 packages.

For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 5.3.3-7+squeeze13.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/squeeze/php5

https://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2492

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59770

File Name: debian_DSA-2492.nasl

Version: 1.12

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/29/2012

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2386

BID: 47545

DSA: 2492