Debian: DSA-2465-1 Critical: PHP Remote Code Execution Issue
debian
May 9, 2012
De Eindbazen discovered that PHP, when run with mod_cgi, will interpret a query string as command line parameters, allowing to execute arbitrary code
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Summary
Additionally, this update fixes insufficient validation of upload
name which lead to corrupted $_FILES indices.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.3.3-7+squeeze9.
The testing distribution (wheezy) will be fixed soon.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 5.4.3-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your php5 packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: php5
CVE ID: CVE-2012-1172 CVE-2012-1823 CVE-2012-2311
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