National Vulnerability Database (NVD) National Vulnerability Database (CVE-2009-2626)

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Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-2626

Original release date:12/01/2009

Last revised:12/19/2009

Source: US-CERT/NIST

Overview

The zend_restore_ini_entry_cb function in zend_ini.c in PHP 5.3.0, 5.2.10, and earlier versions allows context-specific attackers to obtain sensitive information (memory contents) and cause a PHP crash by using the ini_set function to declare a variable, then using the ini_restore function to restore the variable.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS v2 Base Score:6.4 (MEDIUM) (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) (legend)

Impact Subscore: 4.9

Exploitability Subscore: 10.0

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Access Vector: Network exploitable

Access Complexity: Low

Authentication: Not required to exploit

Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (12/02/2009)

Red Hat does not consider this flaw to be a security issue. The bug can only be triggered by the PHP script author, which does not cross trust boundary.

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External Source: DEBIAN

Name: DSA-1940

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1940

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540605

Type: Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=540605

External Source: BID

Name: 36009

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36009

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/Zend/zend_ini.c?r1=272370&r2=284156

Hyperlink:http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/Zend/zend_ini.c?r1=272370&r2=284156

External Source: SREASONRES

Name: 20090806 PHP 5.2.10/5.3.0 (zend_ini.c) Memory Disclosure

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/65

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 37482

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/37482

Vulnerable software and versions

Configuration 1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.10

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.11

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.6

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.5

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.5

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.6

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.7

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0:rc1

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0:rc2

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0:rc3

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.7

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.8

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.9

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.5

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc1

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta4

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta3

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:beta2

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc3

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.0.0:rc2

* cpe:/a:php:php:1.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:2.0b10

* cpe:/a:php:php:2.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.8

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.2::dev

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.4.9

* cpe:/a:php:php:5

* cpe:/a:php:php:4

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.3.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.11

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.10

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.13

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.12

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.18

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.15

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.14

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.17

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.16

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta2

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.9

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.7

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.8

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.5

* cpe:/a:php:php:3.0.6

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.1:patch1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:rc2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:rc1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0:beta4

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.6

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.5

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.4:patch1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.3:patch1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.1:patch2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.1.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.7:rc4

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.7:rc3

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.7:rc2

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.7:rc1

* cpe:/a:php:php:4.0.7

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.1

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.3

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.5

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.1.6

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.8

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.7

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.6

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.4

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.2

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.0

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.9

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.2.10 and previous versions

* cpe:/a:php:php:5.3.0

* Denotes Vulnerable Software

Technical Details

Vulnerability Type (View All)

Other (NVD-CWE-Other)

CVE Standard Vulnerability Entry:http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2626