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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2011.0118
A vulnerability has bene found in PHP 5.2.0 which can lead
to crash of the daemon.
16 December 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: PHP 5.2.0
Operating System: Linux variants
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Access Confidential Data -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Alternate Program
CVE Names: CVE-2011-4566
Member content until: Sunday, January 15 2012
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been discovered in PHP5 which can lead to a denial
of service, daemon crash or disclosure of information.
IMPACT
A vunerability has been discovered in the way PHP5 handles certin
EXIF handelers in JPEG files. This may lead to an attacker crashing
vulnerable PHP based web sites or being able to read arbitrary memory
location. [1]
MITIGATION
A fix for this issue has been released and users are advised to update
affected software to the latest version. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] USN-1307-1: PHP vulnerability
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1307-1/
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in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AusCERT
takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
Qld 4072
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