---------------------------------------------------------------------- Use WSUS to deploy 3rd party patches Public BETA http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_3rd_third_party_patching/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: PHP Two Security Bypass Vulnerabilities SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA38708 VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/38708/ DESCRIPTION: Two vulnerabilities have been reported in PHP, which can be exploited by malicious users to bypass certain security restrictions. 1) An error in the session extension can be exploited to bypass the "safe_mode" and "open_basedir" feature. 2) A validation error exists within the "tempnam()" function, which can be exploited to bypass the "safe_mode" feature. NOTE: An improvement to LCG entropy has also been reported. SOLUTION: Update to version 5.2.13. PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: 1) Grzegorz Stachowiak 2) Reported by the vendor. ORIGINAL ADVISORY: PHP: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php SecurityReason: http://securityreason.com/securityalert/7008 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------