Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PHP, possibly 5.2.7 and earlier, when display_errors is enabled, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors. NOTE: because of the lack of details, it is unclear whether this is related to CVE-2006-0208.

From Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:0338 :

Updated php packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Web server.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's mbstring extension. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary input to a PHP script using mbstring conversion functions could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2008-5557)

A flaw was found in the handling of the 'mbstring.func_overload' configuration setting. A value set for one virtual host, or in a user's .htaccess file, was incorrectly applied to other virtual hosts on the same server, causing the handling of multibyte character strings to not work correctly. (CVE-2009-0754)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's imageloadfont function. If a PHP script allowed a remote attacker to load a carefully crafted font file, it could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-3658)

A flaw was found in the way PHP handled certain file extensions when running in FastCGI mode. If the PHP interpreter was being executed via FastCGI, a remote attacker could create a request which would cause the PHP interpreter to crash. (CVE-2008-3660)

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the PHP gd extension's imagerotate function. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary values as the 'background color' argument of the function could, possibly, view portions of the PHP interpreter's memory. (CVE-2008-5498)

A cross-site scripting flaw was found in a way PHP reported errors for invalid cookies. If the PHP interpreter had 'display_errors' enabled, a remote attacker able to set a specially crafted cookie on a victim's system could possibly inject arbitrary HTML into an error message generated by PHP. (CVE-2008-5814)

All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. The httpd web server must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's mbstring extension. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary input to a PHP script using mbstring conversion functions could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2008-5557)

A flaw was found in the handling of the 'mbstring.func_overload' configuration setting. A value set for one virtual host, or in a user's .htaccess file, was incorrectly applied to other virtual hosts on the same server, causing the handling of multibyte character strings to not work correctly. (CVE-2009-0754)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's imageloadfont function. If a PHP script allowed a remote attacker to load a carefully crafted font file, it could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-3658)

A flaw was found in the way PHP handled certain file extensions when running in FastCGI mode. If the PHP interpreter was being executed via FastCGI, a remote attacker could create a request which would cause the PHP interpreter to crash. (CVE-2008-3660)

A cross-site scripting flaw was found in a way PHP reported errors for invalid cookies. If the PHP interpreter had 'display_errors' enabled, a remote attacker able to set a specially crafted cookie on a victim's system could possibly inject arbitrary HTML into an error message generated by PHP. (CVE-2008-5814) - SL5 Only

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the PHP gd extension's imagerotate function. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary values as the 'background color' argument of the function could, possibly, view portions of the PHP interpreter's memory. (CVE-2008-5498)

The httpd web server must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

This update of PHP5 fixes :

  - CVE-2008-5625: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Permissions, Privileges,     and Access Control (CWE-264) CVE-2008-5814: CVSS v2 Base     Score: 2.6 (LOW) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N):
    Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) CVE-2009-2626: CVSS     v2 Base Score: 6.4 (MEDIUM)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P): Other (CWE-Other)     CVE-2009-2687: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)     (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P): Input Validation (CWE-20)     CVE-2009-3546: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.4 (moderate)     (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Other (CWE-Other)     CVE-2009-4017: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (moderate)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P): Other (CWE-Other)     CVE-2009-4142: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)     (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N): Cross-Site Scripting     (XSS). (CWE-79). (CVE-2008-5624: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5     (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Permissions,     Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264))

According to its self-reported version number, the HP System Management Homepage install on the remote host is earlier than 6.0.0.96 / 6.0.0-95.  Such versions are potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to a     failure to sanitize UTF-7 encoded input.  Browsers are     only affected if encoding is set to auto-select.
    (CVE-2008-1468)

  - An integer overflow in the libxml2 library that can     result in a heap overflow. (CVE-2008-4226)

  - A buffer overflow in the PHP mbstring extension.
    (CVE-2008-5557)

  - An unspecified XSS in PHP when 'display_errors' is     enabled. (CVE-2008-5814)

  - Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in OpenSSL     DTLS. (CVE-2009-1377, CVE-2009-1378, CVE-2009-1379,     CVE-2009-1386, CVE-2009-1387)

  - A cross-site scripting vulnerability due to a failure     to sanitize input to the 'servercert' parameter of     '/proxy/smhu/getuiinfo'.  (CVE-2009-4185)

  - An unspecified vulnerability that could allow an     attacker to access sensitive information, modify data,     or cause a denial of service. (CVE-2010-1034)

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201001-03 (PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP. Please review the     CVE identifiers referenced below and the associated PHP release notes     for details.
  Impact :

    A context-dependent attacker could execute arbitrary code via a     specially crafted string containing an HTML entity when the mbstring     extension is enabled. Furthermore a remote attacker could execute     arbitrary code via a specially crafted GD graphics file.
    A remote attacker could also cause a Denial of Service via a malformed     string passed to the json_decode() function, via a specially crafted     ZIP file passed to the php_zip_make_relative_path() function, via a     malformed JPEG image passed to the exif_read_data() function, or via     temporary file exhaustion. It is also possible for an attacker to spoof     certificates, bypass various safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions     when certain criteria are met, perform Cross-site scripting attacks,     more easily perform SQL injection attacks, manipulate settings of other     virtual hosts on the same server via a malicious .htaccess entry when     running on Apache, disclose memory portions, and write arbitrary files     via a specially crafted ZIP archive. Some vulnerabilities with unknown     impact and attack vectors have been reported as well.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

This update of PHP5 fixes :

  - CVE-2008-5624: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) : Permissions, Privileges,     and Access Control (CWE-264)

  - CVE-2008-5625: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) : Permissions, Privileges,     and Access Control (CWE-264)

  - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). (CWE-79). (CVE-2008-5814:
    CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.6 (LOW)     (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N))

  - CVE-2009-2626: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.4 (MEDIUM)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) : Other (CWE-Other)

  - CVE-2009-2687: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)     (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) : Input Validation (CWE-20)

  - CVE-2009-3546: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.4 (moderate)     (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) : Other (CWE-Other)

  - CVE-2009-4017: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (moderate)     (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) : Other (CWE-Other)

  - Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79). (CVE-2009-4142:
    CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)     (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N))

This update of php5 fixes: CVE-2008-5624: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264) CVE-2008-5625: CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control (CWE-264) CVE-2008-5814: CVSS v2 Base Score: 2.6 (LOW) (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) CVE-2009-2626: CVSS v2 Base Score: 6.4 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P): Other (CWE-Other) CVE-2009-2687: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P): Input Validation (CWE-20) CVE-2009-3546: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.4 (moderate) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P): Other (CWE-Other) CVE-2009-4017: CVSS v2 Base Score: 5.0 (moderate) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P): Other (CWE-Other) CVE-2009-4142: CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N): Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)

Updated php packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Web server.

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's mbstring extension. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary input to a PHP script using mbstring conversion functions could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2008-5557)

A flaw was found in the handling of the 'mbstring.func_overload' configuration setting. A value set for one virtual host, or in a user's .htaccess file, was incorrectly applied to other virtual hosts on the same server, causing the handling of multibyte character strings to not work correctly. (CVE-2009-0754)

A buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's imageloadfont function. If a PHP script allowed a remote attacker to load a carefully crafted font file, it could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-3658)

A flaw was found in the way PHP handled certain file extensions when running in FastCGI mode. If the PHP interpreter was being executed via FastCGI, a remote attacker could create a request which would cause the PHP interpreter to crash. (CVE-2008-3660)

A memory disclosure flaw was found in the PHP gd extension's imagerotate function. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary values as the 'background color' argument of the function could, possibly, view portions of the PHP interpreter's memory. (CVE-2008-5498)

A cross-site scripting flaw was found in a way PHP reported errors for invalid cookies. If the PHP interpreter had 'display_errors' enabled, a remote attacker able to set a specially crafted cookie on a victim's system could possibly inject arbitrary HTML into an error message generated by PHP. (CVE-2008-5814)

All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. The httpd web server must be restarted for the changes to take effect.

According to its self-reported version number, the HP System Management Homepage install on the remote host is earlier than 3.0.1.73.  Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple flaws :

  - A weakness in PHP could be exploited to perform cross-     site scripting attacks, provided PHP directive 'display     errors' is enabled. (CVE-2008-5814)

  - A vulnerability in OpenSSL versions prior to 0.9.8i     could be exploited to bypass the validation of the     certificate chain. (CVE-2008-5077)

  - Windows and Linux versions of SMH are affected by a     cross-site scripting vulnerability. (CVE-2009-1418)

Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the PHP 5 hypertext preprocessor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems.

The following four vulnerabilities have already been fixed in the stable (lenny) version of php5 prior to the release of lenny. This update now addresses them for etch (oldstable) as well :

  - CVE-2008-2107 / CVE-2008-2108     The GENERATE_SEED macro has several problems that make     predicting generated random numbers easier, facilitating     attacks against measures that use rand() or mt_rand() as     part of a protection.

  - CVE-2008-5557     A buffer overflow in the mbstring extension allows     attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted string     containing an HTML entity.

  - CVE-2008-5624     The page_uid and page_gid variables are not correctly     set, allowing use of some functionality intended to be     restricted to root.

  - CVE-2008-5658     Directory traversal vulnerability in the     ZipArchive::extractTo function allows attackers to write     arbitrary files via a ZIP file with a file whose name     contains .. (dot dot) sequences.

This update also addresses the following three vulnerabilities for both oldstable (etch) and stable (lenny) :

  - CVE-2008-5814     Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability, when     display_errors is enabled, allows remote attackers to     inject arbitrary web script or HTML.

  - CVE-2009-0754     When running on Apache, PHP allows local users to modify     behavior of other sites hosted on the same web server by     modifying the mbstring.func_overload setting within     .htaccess, which causes this setting to be applied to     other virtual hosts on the same server. 

  - CVE-2009-1271     The JSON_parser function allows a denial of service     (segmentation fault) via a malformed string to the     json_decode API function.

Furthermore, two updates originally scheduled for the next point update for oldstable are included in the etch package :

  - Let PHP use the system timezone database instead of the     embedded timezone database which is out of date.
  - From the source tarball, the unused 'dbase' module has     been removed which contained licensing problems.

USN-761-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 9.04.

It was discovered that PHP did not sanitize certain error messages when display_errors is enabled, which could result in browsers becoming vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks when processing the output. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data (such as passwords), within the same domain.
(CVE-2008-5814)

It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certain malformed strings when being parsed by the json_decode function. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw and cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10.
(CVE-2009-1271).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It was discovered that PHP did not sanitize certain error messages when display_errors is enabled, which could result in browsers becoming vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks when processing the output. With cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, if a user were tricked into viewing server output during a crafted server request, a remote attacker could exploit this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data (such as passwords), within the same domain.
(CVE-2008-5814)

It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle the mbstring.func_overload setting within .htaccess files when using virtual hosts. A virtual host administrator could use this flaw to cause settings to be applied to other virtual hosts on the same server. (CVE-2009-0754)

It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certain malformed strings when being parsed by the json_decode function. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw and cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 8.04 and 8.10. (CVE-2009-1271).

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is earlier than 5.2.8.  As such, it is potentially affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - PHP fails to properly sanitize error messages of     arbitrary HTML or script code, would code allow for     cross-site scripting attacks if PHP's 'display_errors'     setting is enabled. (CVE-2008-5814)

  - Version 5.2.7 introduced a regression with regard to     'magic_quotes' functionality due to an incorrect fix to     the filter extension.  As a result, the     'magic_quotes_gpc' setting remains off even if it is set     to on. (CVE-2008-5844)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
67818	Oracle Linux 5 : php (ELSA-2009-0338)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
60561	Scientific Linux Security Update : php on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	critical
49829	SuSE 10 Security Update : PHP5 (ZYPP Patch Number 6847)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
46015	HP System Management Homepage < 6.0.0.96 / 6.0.0-95 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Web Servers	critical
44892	GLSA-201001-03 : PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	critical
44687	SuSE 10 Security Update : PHP5 (ZYPP Patch Number 6846)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
44686	SuSE 11 Security Update : PHP5 (SAT Patch Number 1978)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
44683	openSUSE Security Update : apache2-mod_php5 (apache2-mod_php5-1993)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
44680	openSUSE Security Update : apache2-mod_php5 (apache2-mod_php5-1993)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
44678	openSUSE Security Update : apache2-mod_php5 (apache2-mod_php5-1993)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
43732	CentOS 5 : php (CESA-2009:0338)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	critical
38832	HP System Management Homepage < 3.0.1.73 Multiple Flaws	Nessus	CGI abuses	medium
38691	Debian DSA-1789-1 : php5 - several vulnerabilities	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
38194	Ubuntu 9.04 : php5 vulnerabilities (USN-761-2)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
37849	Ubuntu 6.06 LTS / 8.04 LTS / 8.10 : php5 vulnerabilities (USN-761-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	medium
36098	RHEL 5 : php (RHSA-2009:0338)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
35067	PHP < 5.2.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	CGI abuses	high

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