1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-485-1

USN-485-1: PHP vulnerabilities

Publication date

17 July 2007

Overview

PHP vulnerabilities

Releases

Details

It was discovered that the PHP xmlrpc extension did not correctly check
heap memory allocation sizes. A remote attacker could send a specially
crafted request to a PHP application using xmlrpc and execute arbitrary
code as the Apache user. (CVE-2007-1864)

Stefan Esser discovered a flaw in the random number initialization of the
PHP SOAP extension. This could lead to remote attackers being able to
predict certain elements of the authentication mechanism. (CVE-2007-2728)

It was discovered that the PHP xmlrpc extension did not correctly check
heap memory allocation sizes. A remote attacker could send a specially
crafted request to a PHP application using xmlrpc and execute arbitrary
code as the Apache user. (CVE-2007-1864)

Stefan Esser discovered a flaw in the random number initialization of the
PHP SOAP extension. This could lead to remote attackers being able to
predict certain elements of the authentication mechanism. (CVE-2007-2728)

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
7.04 feisty php5-xmlrpc –  5.2.1-0ubuntu1.4
libapache2-mod-php5 –  5.2.1-0ubuntu1.4
6.10 edgy php5-xmlrpc –  5.1.6-1ubuntu2.6
libapache2-mod-php5 –  5.1.6-1ubuntu2.6
6.06 dapper php5-xmlrpc –  5.1.2-1ubuntu3.9
libapache2-mod-php5 –  5.1.2-1ubuntu3.9

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