Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.72065
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandriva Security Advisory MDVSA-2011:166 (php)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to php announced via advisory MDVSA-2011:166. A vulnerability has been identified and fixed in php: The is_a function in PHP 5.3.7 and 5.3.8 triggers a call to the __autoload function, which makes it easier for remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted URL and leveraging potentially unsafe behavior in certain PEAR packages and custom autoloaders (CVE-2011-3379). The php-ini-5.3.8 package was missing with the MDVSA-2011:165 advisory and is now being provided, the php-timezonedb package was upgraded to the latest version (2011.14) for 2011. The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. Affected: 2010.1, 2011. Solution: To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2011:166 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3379 20110923 Security issue is_a function in PHP 5.3.7+ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/519770/30/0/threaded 8525 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8525 HPSBMU02786 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c03360041 SSRT100877 http://svn.php.net/viewvc/?view=revision&revision=317183 http://www.byte.nl/blog/2011/09/23/security-bug-in-is_a-function-in-php-5-3-7-5-3-8/ https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=55475 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=741020
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