PHP html_entity_decode information disclosure
| php-htmlentitydecode-information-disclosure (25508) |  Low Risk |
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.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
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.
References:
- Apple Security Update 2006-007: About the security content of Security Update 2006-007.
- 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.
- 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.
- PHP CVS Repository: [cvs] Index of /.
- The PHP Group Web site: PHP 5.1.3. Release Announcement.
- The PHP Group Web site: PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor.
- 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
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
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux LE2005 X86_64
- 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 Beta4
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta3
- PHP PHP 4.0 RC1
- PHP PHP 4.0 RC2
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta2
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 4 Patch1
- PHP PHP 4.0 Beta1
- 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 RC2
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- 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
- 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 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
- SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.1
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.2
- SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
- SuSE SuSE SLES 9
Reported:
Mar 28, 2006
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