Scientific Linux Security Update : php53 and php on SL5.x, SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20140806)

high Nessus Plugin ID 77047

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Synopsis

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

Description

Multiple denial of service flaws were found in the way the File Information (fileinfo) extension parsed certain Composite Document Format (CDF) files. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to crash a PHP application using fileinfo via a specially crafted CDF file. (CVE-2014-0237, CVE-2014-0238, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2012-1571)

Two denial of service flaws were found in the way the File Information (fileinfo) extension handled indirect and search rules. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to cause a PHP application using fileinfo to crash or consume an excessive amount of CPU.
(CVE-2014-1943, CVE-2014-2270)

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PHP parsed DNS TXT records. A malicious DNS server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the PHP interpreter if a PHP application used the dns_get_record() function to perform a DNS query. (CVE-2014-4049)

A type confusion issue was found in PHP's phpinfo() function. A malicious script author could possibly use this flaw to disclose certain portions of server memory. (CVE-2014-4721)

A buffer over-read flaw was found in the way the DateInterval class parsed interval specifications. An attacker able to make a PHP application parse a specially crafted specification using DateInterval could possibly cause the PHP interpreter to crash. (CVE-2013-6712)

A type confusion issue was found in the SPL ArrayObject and SPLObjectStorage classes' unserialize() method. A remote attacker able to submit specially crafted input to a PHP application, which would then unserialize this input using one of the aforementioned methods, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that PHP application. (CVE-2014-3515)

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 77047

File Name: sl_20140806_php53_and_php_on_SL5_x.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Scientific Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 8/7/2014

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-dba, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-pdo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-soap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-embedded, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-ldap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-fpm, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-intl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-gd, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-tidy, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-pspell, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-xmlrpc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-recode, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-cli, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-pdo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-process, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-pspell, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-process, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-xmlrpc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-common, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-mysql, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-imap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-xml, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-ldap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-dba, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-mysql, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-zts, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-odbc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-gd, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-odbc, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-cli, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-snmp, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-enchant, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-intl, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-devel, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-imap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php53-snmp, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-soap, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:php-xml

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/6/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-1571, CVE-2013-6712, CVE-2014-0237, CVE-2014-0238, CVE-2014-1943, CVE-2014-2270, CVE-2014-3479, CVE-2014-3480, CVE-2014-3515, CVE-2014-4049, CVE-2014-4721

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