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[USN-1872-1] PHP vulnerability

Posted on 11 June 2013
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1872-1
June 11, 2013

php5 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 13.04

Summary:

PHP could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially craft=
ed
input.

Software Description:
- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter

Details:

It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled the quoted_printable_encod=
e
function. An attacker could use this flaw to cause PHP to crash, resultin=
g
in a denial of service, or to possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 13.04:
php5 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=


References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1872-1
CVE-2013-2110

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.9-4ubuntu2.1



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