RHEL 2.1 : php (RHSA-2006:0708)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 22524

Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated PHP packages that fix an integer overflow flaw are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

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

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

An integer overflow was discovered in the PHP memory handling routines. If a script can cause memory allocation based on untrusted user data, a remote attacker sending a carefully crafted request could execute arbitrary code as the 'apache' user. (CVE-2006-4812)

This issue did not affect the PHP packages distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4.

Users of PHP should upgrade to these updated packages which contain a backported patch that corrects this issue.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2006-4812

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0708

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 22524

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2006-0708.nasl

Version: 1.26

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/10/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-imap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-ldap, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-manual, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-odbc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:php-pgsql, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:2.1

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/5/2006

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2006

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2006-4812

BID: 20349

CWE: 94

RHSA: 2006:0708