Gentoo: GLSA-201209-03: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All PHP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.3.15"
All PHP users on ARM should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/php-5.4.5"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2011-1398 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1398 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-3379 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-3379 [ 3 ] CVE-2011-4566 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4566 [ 4 ] CVE-2011-4885 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4885 [ 5 ] CVE-2012-0057 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0057 [ 6 ] CVE-2012-0788 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0788 [ 7 ] CVE-2012-0789 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0789 [ 8 ] CVE-2012-0830 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0830 [ 9 ] CVE-2012-0831 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-0831 [ 10 ] CVE-2012-1172 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1172 [ 11 ] CVE-2012-1823 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-1823 [ 12 ] CVE-2012-2143 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2143 [ 13 ] CVE-2012-2311 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2311 [ 14 ] CVE-2012-2335 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2335 [ 15 ] CVE-2012-2336 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2336 [ 16 ] CVE-2012-2386 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2386 [ 17 ] CVE-2012-2688 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2688 [ 18 ] CVE-2012-3365 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3365 [ 19 ] CVE-2012-3450 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-3450
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201209-03
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in PHP, the worst of which lead to remote execution of 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 < 5.3.15 >= 5.3.15 < 5.4.5 >= 5.4.5 ------------------------------------------------------------------- # Package 1 only applies to users of these architectures: arm
Impact
===== A remote attacker could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, create arbitrary files, conduct directory traversal attacks, bypass protection mechanisms, or perform further attacks with unspecified impact.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
