Issued:
2011-02-03
Updated:
2011-02-03

RHSA-2011:0195 - Moderate: php security update

Synopsis

Moderate: php security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory Moderate

Topic

Updated php packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Description

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server.

A flaw was found in the way PHP converted certain floating point values from string representation to a number. If a PHP script evaluated an attacker's input in a numeric context, the PHP interpreter could cause high CPU usage until the script execution time limit is reached. This issue only affected i386 systems. (CVE-2010-4645)

A numeric truncation error and an input validation flaw were found in the way the PHP utf8_decode() function decoded partial multi-byte sequences for some multi-byte encodings, sending them to output without them being escaped. An attacker could use these flaws to perform a cross-site scripting attack. (CVE-2009-5016, CVE-2010-3870)

A NULL pointer dereference flaw was found in the PHP ZipArchive::getArchiveComment function. If a script used this function to inspect a specially-crafted ZIP archive file, it could cause the PHP interpreter to crash. (CVE-2010-3709)

All php users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • php-mysql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-enchant-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-snmp-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-debuginfo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-mbstring-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-snmp-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-common-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-ldap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-soap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-zts-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-soap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-soap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-tidy-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-ldap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-cli-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-recode-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-imap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-bcmath-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-devel-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.src.rpm
  • php-xmlrpc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-cli-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-common-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-recode-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-tidy-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-pdo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-gd-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-bcmath-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-embedded-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-process-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-devel-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-bcmath-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-pspell-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-pdo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-imap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-process-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-intl-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-embedded-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-snmp-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-ldap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-xml-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-snmp-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-pspell-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-enchant-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-debuginfo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-debuginfo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-gd-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-recode-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-xmlrpc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-enchant-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-mysql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-common-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-imap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-embedded-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-pgsql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-intl-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-process-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-zts-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-zts-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-gd-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-intl-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-cli-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-devel-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-pdo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-xml-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-dba-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-xmlrpc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-bcmath-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-soap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-pgsql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-debuginfo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-odbc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-xml-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-zts-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-dba-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-pgsql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-mbstring-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-recode-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-mbstring-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-intl-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-xml-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-common-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-pspell-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-pspell-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-gd-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-odbc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-pdo-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-ldap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-dba-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-mysql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-pgsql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-cli-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-tidy-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-mysql-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-devel-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-xmlrpc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-mbstring-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-process-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
  • php-odbc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-embedded-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-enchant-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-odbc-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm
  • php-tidy-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
  • php-dba-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.ppc64.rpm
  • php-imap-5.3.2-6.el6_0.1.s390x.rpm

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