PHP html_entity_decode information disclosure
| php-htmlentitydecode-information-disclosure (25508) |
Description:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a vulnerability in the html_entity_decode function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability on PHP-based Web sites that process user-supplied input with the vulnerable function to cause the targeted PHP script to leak portions of system memory.
Platforms Affected:
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.3.9
- Apple, Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 5.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux LE2005
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 3.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Multi Network Firewall 2.0
- Novell, UnitedLinux 1.0
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta 4 Patch1
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 4.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 4.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 4.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 4.0.0
- PHP, PHP 4.0.1
- PHP, PHP 4.0.2
- PHP, PHP 4.0.3
- PHP, PHP 4.0.4
- PHP, PHP 4.0.5
- PHP, PHP 4.0.6
- PHP, PHP 4.0.7
- PHP, PHP 4.1.0
- PHP, PHP 4.1.1
- PHP, PHP 4.1.2
- PHP, PHP 4.1.3
- 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 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.5
- PHP, PHP 5.1.0
- PHP, PHP 5.1.1
- PHP, PHP 5.1.2
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 10.0
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.1
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.2
- SuSE, SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8.0
- SuSE, SuSE SLES 9
Remedy:
Apply Apple Security Update 2006-007, available from the Apple Web site. See References.
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP (5.1.3 or later), available from The PHP Group Web site. See References.
For Red Hat Linux:
Refer to RHSA-2006:0276-9 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 2006-05-08 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:024 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-007, About the security content of Security Update 2006-007 at http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Mar 28 2006 - 06:55:24 CST , Critical PHP bug - act ASAP if you are running web with sensitive data at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1675.html.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue Mar 28 2006 - 12:24:35 CST , Re: [Full-disclosure] Critical PHP bug - act ASAP if you are running web with sensitive data at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-03/1704.html.
- PHP CVS Repository, [cvs] Index of / at http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/.
- The PHP Group Web site, PHP 5.1.3. Release Announcement at http://www.php.net/release_5_1_3.php.
- The PHP Group Web site, PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor at http://www.php.net/.
- ASA-2006-129: php security update (RHSA-2006-0276)
- BID-17296: PHP Html_Entity_Decode() Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-1490: PHP before 5.1.3-RC1 might allow remote attackers to obtain portions of memory via crafted binary data sent to a script that processes user input in the html_entity_decode function and sends the encoded results back to the client, aka a binary safety issue. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as a memory leak
- GLSA-200605-08: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:063: Updated php packages fix information disclosure vulnerability
- RHSA-2006-0276: php security update
- SA19383: PHP "html_entity_decode()" Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- SA20951: Avaya Products PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA23155: Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SA:2006:024: various php security problems
- USN-320-1: PHP vulnerabilities
- USN-320-2: PHP regression
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-1149: PHP html_entity_decode Information and Memory Disclosure Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-2685: Avaya Security Update Fixes Multiple PHP Remote Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4750: Apple Mac OS X Multiple Command Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Mar 28, 2006
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