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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.120459
Category:Amazon Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Amazon Linux: Security Advisory (ALAS-2013-262)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'php' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-262 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'php' package(s) announced via the ALAS-2013-262 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The asn1_time_to_time_t function in ext/openssl/openssl.c in PHP before 5.3.28, 5.4.x before 5.4.23, and 5.5.x before 5.5.7 does not properly parse (1) notBefore and (2) notAfter timestamps in X.509 certificates, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted certificate that is not properly handled by the openssl_x509_parse function.

Affected Software/OS:
'php' package(s) on Amazon Linux.

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-6420
BugTraq ID: 64225
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/64225
Debian Security Information: DSA-2816 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2816
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBMU03112
https://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c04463322
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101447
https://www.sektioneins.de/advisories/advisory-012013-php-openssl_x509_parse-memory-corruption-vulnerability.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1813
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1813.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1815
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1815.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1824
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1824.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1825
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1825.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:1826
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1826.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029472
http://secunia.com/advisories/59652
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1963 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00125.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1964 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00126.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2055-1
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