Debian DSA-3358-1 : php5 - security update

critical Nessus Plugin ID 85914

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Several vulnerabilities were found in PHP, a general-purpose scripting language commonly used for web application development.

The vulnerabilities are addressed by upgrading PHP to new upstream versions (5.4.45 and 5.6.13), which include additional bug fixes.
Please refer to the upstream changelog for more information :

- https://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.45
- https://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.13

Solution

Upgrade the php5 packages.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in version 5.4.45-0+deb7u1.


For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 5.6.13+dfsg-0+deb8u1.

See Also

https://secure.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.45

https://secure.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.6.13

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/php5

https://packages.debian.org/source/jessie/php5

https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3358

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 85914

File Name: debian_DSA-3358.nasl

Version: 2.15

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/14/2015

Updated: 1/11/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:php5, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-6834, CVE-2015-6835, CVE-2015-6836, CVE-2015-6837, CVE-2015-6838

DSA: 3358