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Mandrake Security Advisory MDVSA-2009:090 (php)
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 php announced via advisory MDVSA-2009:090.
Insight
Insight
A vulnerability has been found and corrected in PHP: The JSON_parser function (ext/json/JSON_parser.c) in PHP 5.2.x before 5.2.9 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a malformed string to the json_decode API function (CVE-2009-1271). The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues. Affected: 2008.1, 2009.0
Solution
Solution
To upgrade automatically use MandrakeUpdate or urpmi. The verification of md5 checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you. https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=MDVSA-2009:090