SB2012082401 - SUSE Linux update for php5
Published: August 24, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012082401
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer underflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2688)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS conditions or execute arbitrary code on the target system.The weakness exists due to heap-based buffer underflow in the PHP scandir() function. A remote attacker can create specially crafted files, upload them to a directory the scandir() function runs on and cause the PHP interpreter to crash or execute arbitrary code with privileges of the web server.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
2) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-3365)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.
The SQLite functionality in PHP before 5.3.15 allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism via unspecified vectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.