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PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2009)

🗓️ 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AGType 
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PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2009). An error in 'php_openssl_apply_verification_policy' function. Input validation error in 'exif' data processing. Unspecified error related to color index sanity check in 'imagecolortransparent' function. Update to version 5.2.11 or later

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900871");
  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:"2009-09-29 09:16:03 +0200 (Tue, 29 Sep 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.5");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-3291", "CVE-2009-3292", "CVE-2009-3293", "CVE-2009-5016");

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

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

  script_name("PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2009)");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Web application abuses");
  script_dependencies("gb_php_consolidation.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("php/detected");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"PHP is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The following flaws exist:

  - An error in 'php_openssl_apply_verification_policy' function that does not properly perform
  certificate validation

  - An input validation error in the processing of 'exif' data

  - An unspecified error related to the sanity check for the color index in the
  'imagecolortransparent' function");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers to spoof
  certificates and can cause unknown impacts in the context of the web application.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"PHP prior to version 5.2.11.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 5.2.11 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/36791");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36449");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_11.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.11");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/20/1");

  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: "5.2.11")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "5.2.11", install_path: location);
  security_message(port: port, data: report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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