FreeBSD : php5 -- Heap based buffer overflow in quoted_printable_encode (59e7163c-cf84-11e2-907b-0025905a4770)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66845

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The PHP development team reports :

A Heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the php quoted_printable_encode() function. A remote attacker could use this flaw to cause php to crash or execute arbitrary code with the permission of the user running php

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=964969

http://www.nessus.org/u?0a883aa2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66845

File Name: freebsd_pkg_59e7163ccf8411e2907b0025905a4770.nasl

Version: 1.14

Type: local

Published: 6/8/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:php5, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:php53, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 6/7/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/6/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-2110