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Ubuntu alert USN-1761-1 (php5)

From:  Marc Deslauriers <marc.deslauriers@canonical.com>
To:  ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com
Subject:  [USN-1761-1] PHP vulnerability
Date:  Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:57:18 -0400
Message-ID:  <5140CC0E.6020802@canonical.com>
Archive-link:  Article, Thread

========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1761-1 March 13, 2013 php5 vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 - Ubuntu 10.04 LTS - Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Summary: PHP could be made to expose sensitive information over the network. Software Description: - php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter Details: It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled XML external entities in SOAP WSDL files. A remote attacker could use this flaw to read arbitrary files off the server. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: php5 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6 Ubuntu 11.10: php5 5.3.6-13ubuntu3.10 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.19 Ubuntu 8.04 LTS: php5 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.27 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1761-1 CVE-2013-1643 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.6-1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.6-13ubuntu3... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.19 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.2.4-2ubuntu5.27 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security...


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