RedHat: Moderate: php security update RHSA-2009:0337-01
Summary
PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache
HTTP Web server.
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's mbstring extension. A
remote attacker able to pass arbitrary input to a PHP script using mbstring
conversion functions could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or,
possibly, execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2008-5557)
A flaw was found in the handling of the "mbstring.func_overload"
configuration setting. A value set for one virtual host, or in a user's
.htaccess file, was incorrectly applied to other virtual hosts on the same
server, causing the handling of multibyte character strings to not work
correctly. (CVE-2009-0754)
A buffer overflow flaw was found in PHP's imageloadfont function. If a PHP
script allowed a remote attacker to load a carefully crafted font file, it
could cause the PHP interpreter to crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2008-3658)
A flaw was found in the way PHP handled certain file extensions when
running in FastCGI mode. If the PHP interpreter was being executed via
FastCGI, a remote attacker could create a request which would cause the PHP
interpreter to crash. (CVE-2008-3660)
A memory disclosure flaw was found in the PHP gd extension's imagerotate
function. A remote attacker able to pass arbitrary values as the
"background color" argument of the function could, possibly, view portions
of the PHP interpreter's memory. (CVE-2008-5498)
All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain backported patches to resolve these issues. The httpd web server
must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Summary
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3658 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-3660 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5498 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5557 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-0754 http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
ia64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
ppc:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.ppc.rpm
s390:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.s390.rpm
s390x:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Desktop version 3:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
ia64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.i386.rpm
ia64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.2-51.ent.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
ia64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
ppc:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ppc.rpm
s390:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390.rpm
s390x:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
ia64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:
Source:
i386:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.i386.rpm
ia64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.ia64.rpm
x86_64:
php-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.22.15.x86_64.rpm
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Updated php packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4.
This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.
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Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
459529 - CVE-2008-3658 php: buffer overflow in the imageloadfont function in gd extension
459572 - CVE-2008-3660 php: FastCGI module DoS via multiple dots preceding the extension
478425 - CVE-2008-5498 php: libgd imagerotate() array index error memory disclosure
478848 - CVE-2008-5557 php: Heap-based buffer overflow in the mbstring extension via crafted string containing a HTML entity (arb code execution)
479272 - CVE-2009-0754 PHP mbstring.func_overload web server denial of service