FreeBSD : php-filter -- Denial of Service (c623f058-10e7-11e0-becc-0022156e8794)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 51507

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The following DoS condition in filter extension was fixed in PHP 5.3.4 and PHP 5.2.15 :

Stack consumption vulnerability in the filter_var function in PHP 5.2.x through 5.2.14 and 5.3.x through 5.3.3, when FILTER_VALIDATE_EMAIL mode is used, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and application crash) via a long e-mail address string.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 51507

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c623f05810e711e0becc0022156e8794.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 1/13/2011

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:php5-filter, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:php52-filter, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 1/13/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/13/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3710

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