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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2344-1
September 10, 2014
php5 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
php5 could be made to crash or run programs if it received
specially crafted network traffic.
Software Description:
– php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that the Fileinfo component in php5 contains an integer
overflow. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted CDF file. (CVE-2014-3587)
It was discovered that the php_parserr function contains multiple buffer
overflows. An attacker could use this flaw to cause a denial of service
or possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted DNS records. (CVE-2014-3597)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
php5 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
php5-cgi 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
php5-fpm 5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
php5-fpm 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27
php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27
php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27
After a standard system update you need to restart Apache or
php5-fpm to make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2344-1
CVE-2014-3587, CVE-2014-3597
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.5.9+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.14
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.27
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