PHP < 4.0.4 php.cgi Shell Access Overflow

high Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1482

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The PHP CGI program 'php.cgi' is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker can overflow the buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system under the UID of the user owning the httpd process, usually "nobody." An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to change to contents of a Web page or gain root or administrator access to the system.

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.0.4 or higher.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 1482

Family: Web Servers

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

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 v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/1997

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/17/1997

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-1999-0058

BID: 712

Detections

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