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Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2391-1 Critical: PHP5 Denial Of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in PHP.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2391-1
October 30, 2014

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

- Ubuntu 14.10
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

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

Details:

Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the mkgmtime
function. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3668)

Symeon Paraschoudis discovered that PHP incorrectly handled unserializing
objects. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3669)

Otto Ebeling discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the exif_thumbnail
function. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2014-3670)

Francisco Alonso that PHP incorrectly handled ELF files in the fileinfo
extension. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause PHP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2014-3710)

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled NULL bytes when processing
certain URLs with the curl functions. A remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to bypass filename restrictions and obtain access to sensitive
files. (No CVE number)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.10:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  php5-cgi                        5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  php5-cli                        5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  php5-curl                       5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  php5-fpm                        5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  php5-xmlrpc                     5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  php5-cgi                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  php5-cli                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  php5-curl                       5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  php5-fpm                        5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  php5-xmlrpc                     5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15
  php5-cgi                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15
  php5-cli                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15
  php5-curl                       5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15
  php5-fpm                        5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15
  php5-xmlrpc                     5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libapache2-mod-php5             5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28
  php5-cgi                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28
  php5-cli                        5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28
  php5-curl                       5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28
  php5-xmlrpc                     5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2391-1
  CVE-2014-3668, CVE-2014-3669, CVE-2014-3670, CVE-2014-3710

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28


Ubuntu 14.10 USN-2391-1 Critical: PHP5 Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey October 30, 2014
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Explore the Ubuntu Security Announcement USN-2391-1 which outlines significant vulnerabilities found in php5, impacting various versions.
Several security issues were fixed in PHP.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.10: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 php5-cgi 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 php5-cli 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 php5-curl 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 php5-fpm 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 php5-xmlrpc 5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 php5-cgi 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 php5-cli 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 php5-curl 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 php5-fpm 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 php5-xmlrpc 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 php5-curl 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 php5-xmlrpc 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28 php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28 php5-cli 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28 php5-curl 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28 php5-xmlrpc 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2391-1

CVE-2014-3668, CVE-2014-3669, CVE-2014-3670, CVE-2014-3710

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October 30, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.12+dfsg-2ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.15 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.28

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