| Description: | PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the ApacheHTTP Server. PHP's fileinfo module provides functions used to identify aparticular file according to the type of data contained by the file.It was found that the fix for CVE-2012-1571 was incomplete; the FileInformation (fileinfo) extension did not correctly parse certain CompositeDocument Format (CDF) files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to crasha PHP application using fileinfo via a specially crafted CDF file.(CVE-2014-3587)A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the gdImageCreateFromXpm()function of PHP's gd extension. A remote attacker could use this flaw tocrash a PHP application using gd via a specially crafted X PixMap (XPM)file. (CVE-2014-2497)Multiple buffer over-read flaws were found in the php_parserr() function ofPHP. A malicious DNS server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could possiblyuse this flaw to execute arbitrary code as the PHP interpreter if a PHPapplication used the dns_get_record() function to perform a DNS query.(CVE-2014-3597)Two use-after-free flaws were found in the way PHP handled certain StandardPHP Library (SPL) Iterators and ArrayIterators. A malicious script authorcould possibly use either of these flaws to disclose certain portions ofserver memory. (CVE-2014-4670, CVE-2014-4698)The CVE-2014-3597 issue was discovered by David KutГЎlek of the Red HatBaseOS QE.All php53 and php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages,which contain backported patches to correct these issues. After installingthe updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update totake effect. |