Upload Progress Meter uploadprogress.c buffer overflow
| upm-uploadprogress-bo (30715) |  High Risk |
Description:
Upload Progress Meter extension for PHP is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the uploadprogress_php_rfc1867_file() function in uploadprogress.c. By sending a specially-crafted POST request, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 5.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS release of Upload Progress Meter, available from bitFLUX Web site. See References.
References:
- bitFLUX Web site: bitFLUX Blog Upload Progress Meter extension for PHP 5.2.
- PHP Security Blog Monday, December 4 2006: Suhosin caught another remote code execution vulnerability.
- BID-21417: PHP Upload Progress Meter UploadProgress.C Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-6361: Heap-based buffer overflow in the uploadprogress_php_rfc1867_file function in uploadprogress.c in Bitflux Upload Progress Meter before 8276 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via crafted HTTP POST fileupload requests.
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4841: Upload Progress Meter Extension for PHP Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- Liip Upload Progress Meter 5.2
Reported:
Dec 04, 2006
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