Ubuntu Security Notice 1937-1 - It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certificates with NULL characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker could exploit this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or alter encrypted communications.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1937-1
September 05, 2013
php5 vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 13.04
- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Summary:
Fraudulent security certificates could allow sensitive information to
be exposed when accessing the Internet.
Software Description:
- php5: HTML-embedded scripting language interpreter
Details:
It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certificates with NULL
characters in the Subject Alternative Name field. An attacker could exploit
this to perform a man in the middle attack to view sensitive information or
alter encrypted communications.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 13.04:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
php5-cgi 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
php5-cli 5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
Ubuntu 12.10:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.4
php5-cgi 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.4
php5-cli 5.4.6-1ubuntu1.4
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.8
php5-cgi 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.8
php5-cli 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.8
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
libapache2-mod-php5 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.21
libapache2-mod-php5filter 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.21
php5-cgi 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.21
php5-cli 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.21
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1937-1
CVE-2013-4248
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.9-4ubuntu2.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.4.6-1ubuntu1.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.10-1ubuntu3.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/5.3.2-1ubuntu4.21