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Debian Security Advisory DSA 2723-1 (php5 - heap corruption)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
It was discovered that PHP could perform an invalid free request when processing crafted XML documents, corrupting the heap and potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. Depending on the PHP application, this vulnerability could be exploited remotely.
Affected Software
Affected Software
php5 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 5.3.3-7+squeeze16. For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 5.4.4-14+deb7u3. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 5.5.0+dfsg-15. We recommend that you upgrade your php5 packages.