Detections
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PHP < 5.2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801111

Synopsis

The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by multiple buffer overflows.

Description

According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is older than 5.2.0. Such versions may be affected by several buffer overflows. To exploit these issues, an attacker would need the ability to upload an arbitrary PHP script to the remote server, or to be able to manipulate several variables processed by some PHP functions such as htmlentities().

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.2.0 or higher.

See Also

http://.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 801111

Family: Web Servers

Nessus ID: 31649

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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