1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-824-1

USN-824-1: PHP vulnerability

Publication date

24 August 2009

Overview

PHP vulnerability

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certain malformed
JPEG images when being parsed by the Exif module. A remote attacker could
exploit this flaw and cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certain malformed
JPEG images when being parsed by the Exif module. A remote attacker could
exploit this flaw and cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial
of service.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
9.04 jaunty php5-cli –  5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2
php5-cgi –  5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2
8.10 intrepid php5-cli –  5.2.6-2ubuntu4.3
php5-cgi –  5.2.6-2ubuntu4.3
8.04 hardy php5-cli –  5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7
php5-cgi –  5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7
6.06 dapper php5-cli –  5.1.2-1ubuntu3.15
php5-cgi –  5.1.2-1ubuntu3.15

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