Executive Summary

Summary
Title PHP4 vulnerabilities
Informations
Name USN-171-1 First vendor Publication 2005-08-20
Vendor Ubuntu Last vendor Modification 2005-08-20
Severity (Vendor) N/A Revision N/A

Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3

Cvss vector : N/A
Overall CVSS Score NA
Base Score NA Environmental Score NA
impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA
Exploitabality Sub Score NA
 
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2

Cvss vector : (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Cvss Base Score 5 Attack Range Network
Cvss Impact Score 2.9 Attack Complexity Low
Cvss Expoit Score 10 Authentication None Required
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Detail

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 4.10 (Warty Warthog) Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog)

The following packages are affected:

php4-dev php4-pear

The problem can be corrected by upgrading the affected package to version 4:4.3.8-3ubuntu7.12 (for Ubuntu 4.10), or 4:4.3.10-10ubuntu4.1 (for Ubuntu 5.04). In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.

Details follow:

CAN-2005-1751:

The php4-dev package ships a copy of the "shtool" utility in
/usr/lib/php4/build/, which provides useful functionality for
developers of software packages. Eric Romang discovered that shtool
created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow
a symlink attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the
privileges of the user invoking the shtool program.

CAN-1005-1759:

The creation of temporary files in shtool was also vulnerable to a
race condition which allowed a local user to read the contents of the
temporary file. However, this file does not usually contain sensitive
information since shtool is usually used for building software
packages.

CAN-2005-2498:

Stefan Esser discovered another remote code execution vulnerability in
the XMLRPC module of the PEAR (PHP Extension and Application
Repository) extension of PHP. By sending specially crafted XMLRPC
requests to an affected web server, a remote attacker could exploit
this to execute arbitrary code with the web server's privileges.

In Ubuntu, the PEAR extension is unsupported (it is contained in the
php4-pear package which is part of universe). However, since this is
a highly critical vulnerability, that package was fixed anyway.

Please note that many applications contain a copy of the affected
XMLRPC code, which must be fixed separately. The following packages
may also be affected, but are unsupported in Ubuntu:

- drupal
- wordpress
- phpwiki
- horde3
- ewiki
- egroupware
- phpgroupware

These packages might be fixed by the community later.

The following common third party applications might be affected as
well, but not packaged for Ubuntu:

- Serendipity
- Postnuke
- tikiwiki
- phpwebsite

If you run any affected software, please check whether you are
affected and upgrade it as soon as possible to protect your
server.

Original Source

Url : http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-171-1

CAPEC : Common Attack Pattern Enumeration & Classification

Id Name
CAPEC-35 Leverage Executable Code in Nonexecutable Files

CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration

% Id Name
100 % CWE-94 Failure to Control Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

OVAL Definitions

Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:345
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:345
Title: shtool Race Condition
Description: Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-1751
 Version: 1
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
 Product(s): php
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9569
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9569
Title: Eval injection vulnerability in PHPXMLRPC 1.1.1 and earlier (PEAR XML-RPC for PHP), as used in multiple products including (1) Drupal, (2) phpAdsNew, (3) phpPgAds, and (4) phpgroupware, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via certain nested XML tags in a PHP document that should not be nested, which are injected into an eval function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1921.
Description: Eval injection vulnerability in PHPXMLRPC 1.1.1 and earlier (PEAR XML-RPC for PHP), as used in multiple products including (1) Drupal, (2) phpAdsNew, (3) phpPgAds, and (4) phpgroupware, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via certain nested XML tags in a PHP document that should not be nested, which are injected into an eval function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1921.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-2498
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:
Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9639
 
Oval ID: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9639
Title: Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.
Description: Race condition in shtool 2.0.1 and earlier allows local users to create or modify arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .shtool.$$ temporary file, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-1759.
Family: unix Class: vulnerability
Reference(s): CVE-2005-1751
 Version: 5
Platform(s): Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
CentOS Linux 3
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
CentOS Linux 4
Oracle Linux 4
 Product(s):
Definition Synopsis:

CPE : Common Platform Enumeration

TypeDescriptionCount
Os 1

OpenVAS Exploits

Date Description
2009-10-10 Name : SLES9: Security update for PHP4
File : nvt/sles9p5021688.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200506-08 (GNU shtool)
File : nvt/glsa_200506_08.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-13 (pear-xml_rpc phpxmlrpc)
File : nvt/glsa_200508_13.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-14 (tikiwiki egroupware)
File : nvt/glsa_200508_14.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-18 (phpwiki)
File : nvt/glsa_200508_18.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-20 (phpgroupware)
File : nvt/glsa_200508_20.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200508-21 (phpwebsite)
File : nvt/glsa_200508_21.nasl
2008-09-24 Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200509-19 (PHP)
File : nvt/glsa_200509_19.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: pear-XML_RPC
File : nvt/freebsd_pear-XML_RPC1.nasl
2008-09-04 Name : FreeBSD Ports: shtool
File : nvt/freebsd_shtool.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 789-1 (php4)
File : nvt/deb_789_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 798-1 (phpgroupware)
File : nvt/deb_798_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 840-1 (drupal)
File : nvt/deb_840_1.nasl
2008-01-17 Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 842-1 (egroupware)
File : nvt/deb_842_1.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-242-02 PHP
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2005_242_02.nasl
0000-00-00 Name : Slackware Advisory SSA:2005-251-04 php5 in Slackware 10.1
File : nvt/esoft_slk_ssa_2005_251_04.nasl

Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)

Id Description
18889 XML-RPC for PHP (PHPXMLRPC) Nested XML Tags Arbitrary PHP Code Execution

XML-RPC for PHP (PHPXMLRPC) contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. The problem is that the library does not properly sanitizing certain XML tags that are nested in a parsed PHP document before being used in an 'eval()' call, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code resulting in a loss of integrity.
16848 shtool Symlink Arbitrary File Manipulation

shtool contains a flaw that may allow a malicious local user to overwrite or create arbitrary files on the system. The issue is due to the script creating temporary files insecurely. It is possible for a user to use a symlink style attack to manipulate arbitrary files, resulting in a loss of integrity.

Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner

Date Description
2006-07-05 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-748.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-07-03 Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.
File : centos_RHSA-2005-564.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-05-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.
File : freebsd_pkg_e65ad1bf0d8b11da90d000304823c0d3.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2006-01-15 Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : ubuntu_USN-171-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2005-251-04.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : suse_SA_2005_051.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch
File : suse_SA_2005_049.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing a security update.
File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-146.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200509-19.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.
File : Slackware_SSA_2005-242-02.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-840.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-10-05 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-842.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-12 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-809.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-12 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-810.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-06 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-20.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-06 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-21.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-09-06 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-798.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-13.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-14.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-30 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200508-18.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-30 Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.
File : debian_DSA-789.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-08-29 Name : The remote web server contains a PHP application that is affected by multiple...
File : phpadsnew_206.nasl - Type : ACT_ATTACK
2005-08-23 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-748.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-13 Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.
File : freebsd_pkg_6596bb80d02611d99aed000e0c2e438a.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-08 Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.
File : redhat-RHSA-2005-564.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-06 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-517.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-07-06 Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update.
File : fedora_2005-518.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO
2005-06-11 Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
File : gentoo_GLSA-200506-08.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO

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