| VID |
22657 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
80, ... |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
CGI |
| Detailed Description |
According to its banner, PHP 5.5.20 is installed on the remote host. It is, therefore, affected by a use-after-free error in the 'process_nested_data' function within 'ext/standard/var_unserializer.re' due to improper handling of duplicate keys within the serialized properties of an object. A remote attacker, using a specially crafted call to the 'unserialize' method, can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the system.
* Note: This check solely relied on the version number of the remote PHP to assess this vulnerability, so this might be a false positive.
* References:
http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.20
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=68594
* Platforms Affected:
PHP Prior to 5.5.20
Any operating system Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP (5.5.20 or later), available from the Mozilla Web site at http://www.php.net/downloads.php |
| Related URL |
CVE-2014-8142 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
71791 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
(ISS) |
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