Overly broad permissions can turn one compromised account into a much larger security problem. Learn how to reduce unnecessary access, review privileges, and apply least privilege across modern Linux systems. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 461
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 461

SUSE: 2014:0873-2 Critical Update: PHP5 Buffer Overflow Security Patch

suse
Calendar Grey July 7, 2014
Scroller Suse
PHP5 security patch from SUSE addresses critical flaws impacting reliability and efficiency. Ensure you update your systems promptly!
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

PHP5 has been updated to fix four security vulnerabilities: * Heap-based buffer overflow in DNS TXT record parsing (CVE-2014-4049) * Heap based buffer overflow in time handling in openssl_x509_parse (CVE-2013-6420) * Man in the Middle attack in the the openssl_x509_parse due to lack of \0 handling (CVE-2013-4248) * NULL pointer dereference in GD XPM decoder (CVE-2014-2497) Security Issues: * CVE-2014-4049 * CVE-2013-6420 * CVE-2013-4248 * CVE-2014-2497 Patch Instructions:

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update important suse linux php5 patching system

References

#837746 #854880 #868624 #882992

Cross- CVE-2013-4248 CVE-2013-6420 CVE-2014-2497

CVE-2014-4049

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4248.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6420.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2497.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4049.html

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login?sid=0

https://scc.suse.com:443/patches/

Severity
important
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0873-2
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow software update important suse linux php5 patching system

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.