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Gentoo update for php
Secunia Advisory: SA20052
Release Date: 2006-05-09
Last Update: 2006-07-31
Popularity: 5,872 views

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Cross Site Scripting
Exposure of sensitive information
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Gentoo Linux 1.x

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CVE reference:CVE-2006-0996
CVE-2006-1490
CVE-2006-1990
CVE-2006-1991


Description:
Gentoo has issued an update for php. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions and by malicious people to gain knowledge of potentially sensitive information, to conduct cross-site scripting attacks, and to compromise a vulnerable system.

For more information:
SA19383
SA19599
SA19803

Solution:
PHP users:
Update to "dev-lang/php-5.1.4" or later.

PHP4 users:
Update to "dev-lang/php-4.4.2-r2".

All PHP users on 64bit systems:
Update to "dev-lang/php-5.1.4-r4" or later.

All PHP4 users on 64bit systems:
Update to "dev-lang/php-4.4.2-r6"

Changelog:
2006-07-31: Updated "Solution" section. The previous patch did not correctly fix the vulnerability on 64-bit systems.

Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml

Other References:
SA19383:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19383/

SA19599:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19599/

SA19803:
http://secunia.com/advisories/19803/


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