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PHP < 5.4.40, 5.5.x < 5.5.24, 5.6.x < 5.6.8 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (Jun 2015) - Linux

🗓️ 17 Jun 2015 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AGType 
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PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities in 'php_handler' function, prior to versions 5.4.40, 5.5.24, 5.6.

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:php:php";

if (description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.805658");
  script_version("2025-09-24T05:39:03+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-24 05:39:03 +0000 (Wed, 24 Sep 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2015-06-17 16:00:15 +0530 (Wed, 17 Jun 2015)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2015-3330");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner_unreliable");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");

  script_name("PHP < 5.4.40, 5.5.x < 5.5.24, 5.6.x < 5.6.8 Improper Input Validation Vulnerability (Jun 2015) - Linux");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_php_consolidation.nasl", "os_detection.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("php/detected", "Host/runs_unixoide");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHP is prone to an improper input validation vulnerability.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to vulnerability in 'php_handler' function in
  sapi/apache2handler/sapi_apache2.c script in PHP.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successfully exploiting this issue allow remote attackers to
  cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via pipelined HTTP requests.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP prior to version 5.4.40, 5.5.x prior to 5.5.24 and 5.6.x
  prior to 5.6.8.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.4.40, 5.5.24, 5.6.8 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://php.net/ChangeLog-5.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74204");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=69085");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/01/4");

  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if (isnull(port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE)))
  exit(0);

if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if (version_is_less(version: version, test_version: "5.4.40")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.4.40", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.5.0", test_version2: "5.5.23")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.5.24", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "5.6.0", test_version2: "5.6.7")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.6.8", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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24 Sep 2025 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 26.8
EPSS0.14077
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