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Gentoo: GLSA-200608-28 Moderate: PHP Remote Code Execution

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Calendar Grey August 29, 2006
Scroller Gentoo
A vulnerability in PHP on Gentoo poses a risk of remote code execution, necessitating urgent updates for users.
PHP contains a function that, when used, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Summary

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200608-28 https://security.gentoo.org/ Severity: Normal Title: PHP: Arbitary code execution Date: August 29, 2006 Bugs: #143126 ID: 200608-28

Synopsis ======= PHP contains a function that, when used, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Background ========= PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
Affected packages ================ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/php < 5.1.4-r6 *>= 4.4.3-r1 >= 5.1.4-r6
========== The sscanf() PHP function contains an array bounda...

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