Amazon Linux AMI : php54 (ALAS-2015-509)

high Nessus Plugin ID 82856

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability was found in PHP's phar (PHP Archive) implementation. See https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69324 for more details. (CVE-2015-2783)

A use-after-free flaw was found in PHP's phar (PHP Archive) paths implementation. A malicious script author could possibly use this flaw to disclose certain portions of server memory. (CVE-2015-2301)

A buffer over-read flaw was found in the GD library. A specially crafted GIF file could cause an application using the gdImageCreateFromGif() function to crash. (CVE-2014-9709)

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in PHP's pgsql extension. A specially crafted table name passed to function as pg_insert() or pg_select() could cause a PHP application to crash. (CVE-2015-1352)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way PHP's Phar extension parsed Phar archives. A specially crafted archive could cause PHP to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code when opened.
(CVE-2015-3329)

Solution

Run 'yum update php54' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 82856

File Name: ala_ALAS-2015-509.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/20/2015

Updated: 4/18/2018

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

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:amazon:linux:php54, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-bcmath, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-cli, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-dba, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-embedded, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-enchant, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-fpm, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-gd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-imap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-intl, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-ldap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-mbstring, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-mcrypt, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-mssql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-mysql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-mysqlnd, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-odbc, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-pdo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-pgsql, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-process, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-pspell, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-recode, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-snmp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-soap, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-tidy, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-xml, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:php54-xmlrpc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-9709, CVE-2015-1352, CVE-2015-2301, CVE-2015-2783, CVE-2015-3329

ALAS: 2015-509

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