Gentoo PHP Toolkit prior 1.0 [a-z] input validation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Gentoo PHP Toolkit (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument [a-z] with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Interpretation conflict in PHP Toolkit before 1.0.1 on Gentoo Linux might allow local users to cause a denial of service (PHP outage) and read contents of PHP scripts by creating a file with a one-letter lowercase alphabetic name, which triggers interpretation of a certain unquoted [a-z] argument as a matching shell glob for this name, rather than interpretation as the literal [a-z] regular-expression string, and consequently blocks the launch of the PHP interpreter within the Apache HTTP Server.

The bug was discovered 04/18/2008. The weakness was shared 04/18/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2008-1734 since 04/11/2008. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32012 (GLSA-200804-19 : PHP Toolkit: Data disclosure and Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 1.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (41928) and Tenable (32012).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 32012
Nessus Name: GLSA-200804-19 : PHP Toolkit: Data disclosure and Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 60819
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200804-19 (php-toolkit)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP Toolkit 1.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1734 (🔍)
X-Force: 41928
Vulnerability Center: 18260 - Gentoo PHP Toolkit Running on Linux Allows Local Users to Cause DoS and Disclose PHP Scripts, Low
SecurityFocus: 28844 - PHP Toolkit Quote Parameter Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerability.
OSVDB: 44728 - PHP Toolkit - Quote Parameter Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Issue.

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Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 08/09/2019 16:48
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (70), 08/09/2019 16:48 (5)
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