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FreeBSD : PHP -- multiple vulnerabilities (1b61ecef-cdb9-11e6-a9a5-b499baebfeaf)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 96292
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Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.Description
Check Point reports :... discovered 3 fresh and previously unknown vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-7479, CVE-2016-7480, CVE-2016-7478) in the PHP 7 unserialize mechanism.
The first two vulnerabilities allow attackers to take full control over servers, allowing them to do anything they want with the website, from spreading malware to defacing it or stealing customer data.
The last vulnerability generates a Denial of Service attack which basically hangs the website, exhausts its memory consumption, and shuts it down.
The PHP security team issued fixes for two of the vulnerabilities on the 13th of October and 1st of December.
Solution
Update the affected package.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 96292
File Name: freebsd_pkg_1b61ecefcdb911e6a9a5b499baebfeaf.nasl
Version: 3.8
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 1/5/2017
Updated: 1/6/2026
Supported Sensors: 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 Score Source: CVE-2016-7480
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:freebsd:freebsd:php70, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 12/29/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/27/2016