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Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2344-1 Critical: PHP5 Buffer Overflow

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php5 could be made to crash or run programs if it receivedspecially crafted network traffic.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2344-1
September 10, 2014

php5 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

php5 could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.

Software Description:
- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that the Fileinfo component in php5 contains an integer
overflow. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDF file. (CVE-2014-3587)

It was discovered that the php_parserr function contains multiple buffer
overflows. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS records. (CVE-2014-3597)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
  php5                            5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
  php5-cgi                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
  php5-fpm                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
  php5                            5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
  php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
  php5-fpm                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27
  php5                            5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27
  php5-cgi                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27

After a standard system update you need to restart Apache or
php5-fpm to make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2344-1
  CVE-2014-3587, CVE-2014-3597

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS USN-2344-1 Critical: PHP5 Buffer Overflow

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Debian Security Alert DSA-1234-1 reveals critical vulnerabilities in PHP leading to potential system instability and unauthorized execution. Upgrade immediately!
php5 could be made to crash or run programs if it receivedspecially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4 php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4 php5-cgi 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4 php5-fpm 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14 php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14 php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27 php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27 php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27 After a standard system update you need to restart Apache or php5-fpm to make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2344-1

CVE-2014-3587, CVE-2014-3597

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September 10, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27

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