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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.105386
Category:F5 Local Security Checks
Title:F5 BIG-IP - PHP vulnerability CVE-2014-4721
Summary:The remote host is missing a security patch.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing a security patch.

Vulnerability Insight:
The phpinfo implementation in ext/standard/info.c in PHP before 5.4.30 and 5.5.x before 5.5.14 does not ensure use of the string data type for the PHP_AUTH_PW, PHP_AUTH_TYPE, PHP_AUTH_USER, and PHP_SELF variables, which might allow context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory by using the integer data type with crafted values, related to a 'type confusion' vulnerability, as demonstrated by reading a private SSL key in an Apache HTTP Server web-hosting environment with mod_ssl and a PHP 5.3.x mod_php. (CVE-2014-4721)

Vulnerability Impact:
This vulnerability allows the unauthorized disclosure of information.

Solution:
See the referenced vendor advisory for a solution.

CVSS Score:
2.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4721
Debian Security Information: DSA-2974 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2974
http://twitter.com/mikispag/statuses/485713462258302976
https://www.sektioneins.de/en/blog/14-07-04-phpinfo-infoleak.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1765
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1765.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1766
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1766.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/54553
http://secunia.com/advisories/59794
http://secunia.com/advisories/59831
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0945 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00035.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1236 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00046.html
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