PHP < 5.3.2 / 5.2.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities

medium Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801102

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 earlier than 5.3.2 / 5.2.13. Such versions are potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities :

- A safe_mode validation issue inside 'tempnam()' when the directory path does not end with a '/'.

- A possible open_basedir/safe_mode bypass in the session extension.

Solution

Upgrade to PHP version 5.3.2 / 5.2.13 or later.

See Also

securityreason.com/securityalert/7008

http://.php.net/releases/5_3_2.php

http://.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php

http://.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.3.2

http://.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.13

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 801102

Family: Web Servers

Published: 2/26/2010

Nessus ID: 44921

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-1128, CVE-2010-1129

BID: 38430, 38182, 38431