PHP php_variables.c memory disclosure
| php-phpinfo-disclose-memory (17393) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in the php_variables.c file. By sending a specially-crafted HTTP request to the phpinfo.php script and appending a GET, POST, or COOKIE variable array, a remote attacker could obtain memory contents.
Platforms Affected:
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core 2
- PHP, PHP 4.2.0
- PHP, PHP 4.2.1
- PHP, PHP 4.2.2
- PHP, PHP 4.2.3
- PHP, PHP 4.2.4
- PHP, PHP 4.3.0
- PHP, PHP 4.3.1
- PHP, PHP 4.3.10
- PHP, PHP 4.3.11
- PHP, PHP 4.3.2
- PHP, PHP 4.3.3
- PHP, PHP 4.3.4
- PHP, PHP 4.3.5
- PHP, PHP 4.3.6
- PHP, PHP 4.3.7
- PHP, PHP 4.3.8
- PHP, PHP 4.3.9
- PHP, PHP 4.4.0
- PHP, PHP 4.4.1
- PHP, PHP 4.4.2
- PHP, PHP 4.4.3
- PHP, PHP 4.4.4
- PHP, PHP 4.4.5
- PHP, PHP 4.4.6
- PHP, PHP 4.4.7
- PHP, PHP 4.4.8
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.1
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
Remedy:
For PHP 5.0.1:
Apply the patch for this vulnerability, available from the PHP Web site. See References.
For Fedora Core 2:
Upgrade to the latest php package (4.3.10-2.4 or later), as listed in Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-567. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2004-567, Fedora: php-4.3.10-2.4 update at http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/117629/102/.
- PHP Web site, Source Log for php-src/main/php_variables.c at http://chora.php.net/php-src/main/php_variables.c.
- VulnWatch Mailing List, Wed Sep 15 2004 - 11:59:41 CDT , PHP Vulnerability N. 1 at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2004-q3/0053.html.
- BID-11334: PHP PHP_Variables Remote Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2004-0958: php_variables.c in PHP before 5.0.2 allows remote attackers to read sensitive memory contents via (1) GET, (2) POST, or (3) COOKIE GPC variables that end in an open bracket character, which causes PHP to calculate an incorrect string length.
- GLSA-200410-04: PHP: Memory disclosure and arbitrary location file upload
- RHSA-2004-687: php security update
- SA12560: PHP Memory Leak and Arbitrary File Location Upload Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1011279: PHP Array Parsing Error in php_variables May Disclose Memory Contents via phpinfo()
Reported:
Sep 15, 2004
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