====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Critical: php security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2014:1825-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1825.html
Issue date:        2014-11-06
CVE Names:         CVE-2014-8626 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated php packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical security
impact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in the
References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS) - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) - i386, x86_64

3. Description:

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

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the xmlrpc
extension parsed dates in the ISO 8601 format. A specially crafted XML-RPC
request or response could possibly cause a PHP application to crash or
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that PHP
application. (CVE-2014-8626)

All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the
updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to
take effect.

4. 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
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1155607 - CVE-2014-8626 php: xmlrpc ISO8601 date format parsing buffer overflow

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS):

Source:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.src.rpm

i386:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm

ia64:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS):

Source:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.src.rpm

i386:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm

x86_64:
php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8626
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2014 Red Hat, Inc.

Red Hat: 2014:1825-01: php: Critical Advisory

Updated php packages that fix one security issue are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support

Summary

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server.
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the xmlrpc extension parsed dates in the ISO 8601 format. A specially crafted XML-RPC request or response could possibly cause a PHP application to crash or execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that PHP application. (CVE-2014-8626)
All php users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain a backported patch to correct this issue. After installing the updated packages, the httpd daemon must be restarted for the update to take effect.



Summary


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 https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8626 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#critical

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS):
Source: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.src.rpm
i386: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
ia64: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.ia64.rpm
x86_64: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS):
Source: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.src.rpm
i386: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.i386.rpm
x86_64: php-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-debuginfo-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-devel-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-domxml-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-gd-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-imap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-ldap-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-mbstring-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-mysql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-ncurses-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-odbc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-pear-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-pgsql-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-snmp-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm php-xmlrpc-4.3.9-3.38.el4.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/


Severity
Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1825-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1825.html
Issued Date: : 2014-11-06
CVE Names: CVE-2014-8626

Topic

Updated php packages that fix one security issue are now available for RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Extended Life Cycle Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Critical securityimpact. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available from the CVE link in theReferences section.


Topic


 

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (v. 4 ELS) - i386, ia64, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES (v. 4 ELS) - i386, x86_64


Bugs Fixed

1155607 - CVE-2014-8626 php: xmlrpc ISO8601 date format parsing buffer overflow


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