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php -- readfile() DoS vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.
Insight
Insight
The following packages are affected: mod_php4-twig php4-cgi php4-cli php4-dtc php4-horde php4-nms php4 mod_php mod_php4 CVE-2005-0596 PHP 4 (PHP4) allows attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) by using the readfile function on a file whose size is a multiple of the page size.
Solution
Solution
Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades. http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=27037 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_06_sr.html http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/07f3fe15-a9de-11d9-a788-0001020eed82.html