Ubuntu 20.04 : php7.4 vulnerabilities (USN-4330-2)
high Nessus Plugin ID 136398
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
USN-4330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in PHP. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.Original advisory details :
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain EXIF files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information or cause a crash. (CVE-2020-7064)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain UTF strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-7065)
It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled certain URLs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-7066).
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.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 136398
File Name: ubuntu_USN-4330-2.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 5/7/2020
Updated: 1/11/2021
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7065
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libapache2-mod-php7.4, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.4-cgi, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.4-cli, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.4-fpm, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:php7.4-mbstring, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/6/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/1/2020
Reference Information
USN: 4330-2