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Gentoo update for php
Secunia Advisory: SA16976
Release Date: 2005-09-28
Popularity: 6,436 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2005-2491
CVE-2005-2498


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for php. This fixes two vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA16431
SA16502

Solution:
Update to the latest versions.

PHP users:
Update to "dev-php/php-4.4.0-r1" or later.

mod_php users:
Update to "dev-php/mod_php-4.4.0-r2" or later.

php-cgi users:
Update to "dev-php/php-cgi-4.4.0-r2" or later.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200509-19.xml

Other References:
SA16431:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16431/

SA16502:
http://secunia.com/advisories/16502/


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