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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200507-15
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Severity: High
Title: PHP: Script injection through XML-RPC
Date: July 15, 2005
Bugs: #97655
ID: 200507-15
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Synopsis
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PHP includes an XML-RPC implementation which allows remote attackers to
execute arbitrary PHP script commands.
Background
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PHP is a general-purpose scripting language widely used to develop
web-based applications. It can run inside a web server using the
mod_php module or the CGI version of PHP, or can run stand-alone in a
CLI.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-php/php < 4.4.0 >= 4.4.0
Description
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James Bercegay has discovered that the XML-RPC implementation in PHP
fails to sanitize input passed in an XML document, which is used in an
"eval()" statement.
Impact
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A remote attacker could exploit the XML-RPC vulnerability to execute
arbitrary PHP script code by sending specially crafted XML data to
applications making use of this XML-RPC implementation.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All PHP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/php-4.4.0"
References
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[ 1 ] CAN-2005-1921
http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-1921
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200507-15.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@xxxxxxxxxx or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2005 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
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