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PHP < 4.0.4 IMAP Module Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1479

Synopsis

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 4.0.4.

Description

The remote host is running a version of PHP which is older than 4.0.4. There is a buffer overflow in the IMAP module of this version which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server if a PHP script connects to a rogue IMAP server.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP 4.0.4

See Also

http://php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2001/Mar/0040.html

http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/166602

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1479

Family: Web Servers

Published: 3/8/2001

Updated: 3/6/2019

Nessus ID: 10628

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2000

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/19/2000

Reference Information

BID: 6557