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PHP 5.6.x < 5.6.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities

critical Web App Scanning Plugin ID 98819

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Synopsis

PHP 5.6.x < 5.6.29 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP running on the remote web server is 5.6.x prior to 5.6.29. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

 - A memory corruption issue exists in the php_wddx_push_element() function in ext/wddx/wddx.c that is triggered when decoding empty boolean elements. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition or the execution of arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-9935)

 - A flaw exists in the in the openssl_pbkdf2() function in ext/openssl/openssl.c that is triggered when handling overly large key length parameters. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition.

Note that the scanner has not attempted to exploit this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.6.29 or later.

See Also

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.29

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 98819

Type: remote

Published: 1/9/2019

Updated: 3/14/2023

Scan Template: api, basic, full, pci, scan

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9935

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-9935

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/4/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-9935

BID: 94846