Detections
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PHP 5.6.x < 5.6.19 / 7.0.x < 7.0.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 9172

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

Versions of PHP 5.6.x prior to 5.6.19, or 7.0.x prior to 7.0.4 are vulnerable to the following issues :

 - A flaw exists in 'sapi/cli/php_cli_server.c' that is triggered as the built-in HTTP server does not properly restrict file requests. This may potentially allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to arbitrary files.
 - A use-after-free error exists in the Zend Opcache. The issue is triggered when updating cached directory names that have been cached in the current working directory. This may potentially allow a remote attacker to dereference already freed memory and potentially execute arbitrary code.
 - A NULL pointer dereference flaw exists in the 'Zip::ExtractTo()' function in 'ext/zip/php_zip.c'. This may potentially allow a remote attacker to cause a crash.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 7.0.4 or later. If 7.x cannot be obtained, 5.6.19 is also patched for these vulnerabilities.

See Also

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.19

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-7.php#7.0.4

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 9172

Family: Web Servers

Published: 4/8/2016

Updated: 3/6/2019

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:php:php

Patch Publication Date: 3/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/3/2016