ISS X-Force Database: php-htmlentitydecode-information-disclosure(25508): PHP html_entity

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.

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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