| Beschreibung: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'php' package(s) announced via the SSA:2006-307-01 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and 11.0 to
fix security issues.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
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Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:
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extra/php5/php-5.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to php-5.2.0.
This release 'includes a large number of new features, bug fixes and security
enhancements.' In particular, when the UTF-8 charset is selected there are
buffer overflows in the htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities() that may be
exploited to execute arbitrary code.
More details about the vulnerability may be found here:
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Further details about the release can be found in the release announcement:
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Some syntax has changed since PHP 5.1.x. An upgrading guide may be found at
this location:
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This package was placed in /extra rather than /patches to save people from
possible surprises with automated upgrade tools, since users of PHP4 and
PHP 5.1.x applications may need to make some code changes before things will
work again.
(* Security fix *)
patches/packages/php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz: Patched the UTF-8 overflow.
More details about the vulnerability may be found here:
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(* Security fix *)
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Affected Software/OS:
'php' package(s) on Slackware 10.2, Slackware 11.0.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
7.5
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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