Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20122311000
Revision Date:2012-05-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2012-2311 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.13 and 5.4.x before 5.4.3, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle query strings that contain a %3D sequence but no = (equals sign) character, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing command-line options in the query string, related to lack of skipping a certain php_getopt for the 'd' case. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-1823. It was discovered that PHP, when used as a stand alone CGI processor for the Apache Web Server, did not properly parse and filter query strings. This could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code running with the privilege of the web server. Configurations using mod_php5 and FastCGI were not vulnerable.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2012-2311
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'php5' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '5.3.10-1ubuntu3.1').
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