Oracle Linux 6 : php-pecl-apc (ELSA-2012-0811)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 68551

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:0811 :

Updated php-pecl-apc packages that fix one security issue, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having low security impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the References section.

The php-pecl-apc packages contain APC (Alternative PHP Cache), the framework for caching and optimization of intermediate PHP code.

A cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw was found in the 'apc.php' script, which provides a detailed analysis of the internal workings of APC and is shipped as part of the APC extension documentation. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to conduct a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2010-3294)

Note: The administrative script is not deployed upon package installation. It must manually be copied to the web root (the default is '/var/www/html/', for example).

In addition, the php-pecl-apc packages have been upgraded to upstream version 3.1.9, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#662655)

All users of php-pecl-apc are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these issues and add these enhancements. If the 'apc.php' script was previously deployed in the web root, it must manually be re-deployed to replace the vulnerable version to resolve this issue.

Solution

Update the affected php-pecl-apc packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 68551

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2012-0811.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Oracle Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 7/12/2013

Updated: 1/14/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.0

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:php-pecl-apc-devel, p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:php-pecl-apc, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:6

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/OracleLinux

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/2/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/24/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3294

BID: 43218

RHSA: 2012:0811

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