Debian DSA-2742-1 : php5 - interpretation conflict

medium Nessus Plugin ID 69473

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Synopsis

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

Description

It was discovered that PHP, a general-purpose scripting language commonly used for web application development, did not properly process embedded NUL characters in the subjectAltName extension of X.509 certificates. Depending on the application and with insufficient CA-level checks, this could be abused for impersonating other users.

Solution

Upgrade the php5 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 5.3.3-7+squeeze17.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.4-14+deb7u4.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 69473

File Name: debian_DSA-2742.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/27/2013

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

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:debian:debian_linux:php5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:6.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/26/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4248

BID: 61776

DSA: 2742

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