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PHP < 5.2.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 39480
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Synopsis
The remote web server uses a version of PHP that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
According to its banner, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is older than 5.2.10. Such versions are reportedly affected by multiple vulnerabilities :- Sufficient checks are not performed on fields reserved for offsets in function 'exif_read_data()'. Successful exploitation of this issue could result in a denial of service condition. (bug 48378)
- Provided 'safe_mode_exec_dir' is not set (not set by default), it may be possible to bypass 'safe_mode' restrictions by preceding a backslash in functions such as 'exec()', 'system()', 'shell_exec()', 'passthru()' and 'popen()' on a system running PHP on Windows. (bug 45997)
Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.10 or later.See Also
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=45997
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=48378
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 39480
File Name: php_5_2_10.nasl
Version: 1.14
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses
Published: 6/22/2009
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.1
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:php:php
Required KB Items: www/PHP
Exploit Ease: No exploit is required
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2009
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2009
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2009-2687