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PHP 5.5.x < 5.5.37 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 91897

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Synopsis

The version of PHP running on the remote web server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP running on the remote web server is 5.5.x prior to 5.5.37. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the GD graphics library in the gdImageFillToBorder() function within file gd.c when handling crafted images that have an overly large negative coordinate. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a crafted image, to crash processes linked against the library.
 (CVE-2015-8874)

 - An integer overflow condition exists in the
 _gd2GetHeader() function in file ext/gd/libgd/gd_gd2.c due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5766)

 - An integer overflow condition exists in the gdImagePaletteToTrueColor() function within file ext/gd/libgd/gd.c due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5767)

 - A double-free error exists in the
 _php_mb_regex_ereg_replace_exec() function within file ext/mbstring/php_mbregex.c when handling a failed callback execution. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2016-5768)

 - An integer overflow condition exists within file ext/mcrypt/mcrypt.c due to improper validation of user-supplied input when handling data values. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5769)

 - An integer overflow condition exists within file ext/spl/spl_directory.c, triggered by an int/size_t type confusion error, that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to have an unspecified impact.
 (CVE-2016-5770)

 - A use-after-free error exists in the garbage collection algorithm within file ext/spl/spl_array.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to dereference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5771)

 - A double-free error exists in the php_wddx_process_data() function within file ext/wddx/wddx.c when handling specially crafted XML content. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to execute arbitrary code.
 (CVE-2016-5772)

 - A use-after-free error exists in the garbage collection algorithm within file ext/zip/php_zip.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to dereference already freed memory, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5773)

 - An integer overflow condition exists in the json_decode() and json_utf8_to_utf16() functions within file ext/standard/php_smart_str.h due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code.

 - An out-of-bounds read error exists in the pass2_no_dither() function within file ext/gd/libgd/gd_topal.c that allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition or disclose memory contents.

 - An integer overflow condition exists within file ext/standard/string.c when handling string lengths due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to have an unspecified impact.

 - A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists in the
 _gdScaleVert() function within file ext/gd/libgd/gd_interpolation.c that is triggered when handling _gdContributionsCalc return values. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition.

 - An integer overflow condition exists in the nl2br() function within file ext/standard/string.c when handling new_length values due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to have an unspecified impact.

 - An integer overflow condition exists in multiple functions within file ext/standard/string.c when handling string values due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to have an unspecified impact.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.5.37 or later.

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.37

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 91897

File Name: php_5_5_37.nasl

Version: 1.17

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 7/1/2016

Updated: 5/31/2024

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5768

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Required KB Items: www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Patch Publication Date: 6/23/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/2/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-8874, CVE-2016-5766, CVE-2016-5767, CVE-2016-5768, CVE-2016-5769, CVE-2016-5770, CVE-2016-5771, CVE-2016-5772, CVE-2016-5773

BID: 90714, 91393, 91395, 91396, 91397, 91398, 91399, 91401, 91403