| Description: | Description:
The remote host is missing an update to php5
announced via advisory USN-375-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 5.10
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
Stefan Esser discovered two buffer overflows in the htmlentities() and
htmlspecialchars() functions. By supplying specially crafted input to
PHP applications which process that input with these functions, a
remote attacker could potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary
code with the privileges of the application. (CVE-2006-5465)
This update also fixes bugs in the chdir() and tempnam() functions,
which did not perform proper open_basedir checks. This could allow
local scripts to bypass intended restrictions.
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 5.10:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.0.5-2ubuntu1.6
php5-cli 5.0.5-2ubuntu1.6
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.4
php5-cli 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.4
Ubuntu 6.10:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.1.6-1ubuntu2.1
php5-cli 5.1.6-1ubuntu2.1
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-375-1
Risk factor : High
CVSS Score:
7.5
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