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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.702961
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-2961-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'php5' package(s) announced via the DSA-2961-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'php5' package(s) announced via the DSA-2961-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that PHP, a general-purpose scripting language commonly used for web application development, is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS TXT record parsing. A malicious server or man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the PHP interpreter if a PHP application uses dns_get_record() to perform a DNS query.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.4-14+deb7u11.

For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 5.6.0~
beta4+dfsg-3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 5.6.0~
beta4+dfsg-3.

We recommend that you upgrade your php5 packages.

Affected Software/OS:
'php5' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.1

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4049
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Apr/msg00001.html
BugTraq ID: 68007
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68007
Debian Security Information: DSA-2961 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2961
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX03102
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=141017844705317&w=2
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT101681
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/13/4
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://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030435
http://secunia.com/advisories/59270
http://secunia.com/advisories/59329
http://secunia.com/advisories/59418
http://secunia.com/advisories/59496
http://secunia.com/advisories/59513
http://secunia.com/advisories/59652
http://secunia.com/advisories/60998
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:0868 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00001.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:0869 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-07/msg00002.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0841 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00051.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0942 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00032.html
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