PHP php_sprintf_appendstring() integer overflow
| php-phpsprintfappendstring-overflow (41386) |  High Risk |
Description:
PHP is vulnerable to an integer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the php_sprintf_appendstring() function. By sending an overly long string using the npad parameter, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Canonical, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical, Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP, PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- 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
- PHP, PHP 5.1.3
- PHP, PHP 5.1.4
- PHP, PHP 5.1.5
- PHP, PHP 5.1.6
- PHP, PHP 5.2.0
- PHP, PHP 5.2.1
- PHP, PHP 5.2.2
- PHP, PHP 5.2.3
- PHP, PHP 5.2.4
- PHP, PHP 5.2.5
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 11 Server
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux 11 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux FUJI
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Multimedia
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Personal
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
- Turbolinux, Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
Remedy:
Apply the fix, available from the PHP CVS Repository. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Mar 21 2008 - 10:58:44 CDT, {securityreason.com}PHP 5 *printf() - Integer Overflow at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-03/0321.html.
- PHP CVS Repository, PHP_5_2, Changes since 1.2027.2.547.2.1119 at http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/NEWS?revision=1.2027.2.547.2.1120&view=markup.
- BID-28392: PHP 5 'php_sprintf_appendstring()' Remote Integer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-1384: Integer overflow in PHP 5.2.5 and earlier allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly have unspecified other impact via a printf format parameter with a large width specifier, related to the php_sprintf_appendstring function in formatted_print.c and probably other functions for formatted strings (aka *printf functions).
- DSA-1572: php5 -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200811-05: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2009:022: php
- MDVSA-2009:023: php
- SUSE-SR:2008:014: [security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report SUSE-SR:2008:014
Reported:
Mar 21, 2008
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