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CentOS 5 : php (CESA-2014:0311)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 73085
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Synopsis
The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.Description
Updated php packages that fix two security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having Critical security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.
PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server.
A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PHP parsed floating point numbers from their text representation. If a PHP application converted untrusted input strings to numbers, an attacker able to provide such input could cause the application to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the application. (CVE-2009-0689)
It was found that PHP did not properly handle file names with a NULL character. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make a PHP script access unexpected files and bypass intended file system access restrictions. (CVE-2006-7243)
All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.
Solution
Update the affected php packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 73085
File Name: centos_RHSA-2014-0311.nasl
Version: 1.11
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: CentOS Local Security Checks
Published: 3/19/2014
Updated: 1/4/2021
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2009-0689
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-ldap, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-soap, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-xmlrpc, cpe:/o:centos:centos:5, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-dba, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-gd, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-xml, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-imap, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-snmp, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-ncurses, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-mysql, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-odbc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-pdo, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-cli, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:php-common
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/1/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-7243, CVE-2009-0689
BID: 44951