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Ubuntu 12.04 LTS USN-1702-1 Moderate: PHP Information Exposure

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Calendar Grey January 22, 2013
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A newly identified PHP flaw revealed on Ubuntu may allow unauthorized access to confidential data. It's advisable to apply patches immediately for protection.
PHP could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Summary

PHP could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.

Software Description:

- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the openssl_encrypt function

when used with an empty string. An attacker could use this flaw to cause

PHP to disclose arbitrary memory contents and possibly expose sensitive

information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information exposure ubuntu network threat php5

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  php5                            5.3.10-1ubuntu3.5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1702-1

CVE-2012-6113

January 22, 2013

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate information exposure ubuntu network threat php5

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.5

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