php-gettext up to 1.0.11 Plural Form Formula input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in php-gettext up to 1.0.11. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Plural Form Formula Handler. Performing a manipulation results in input validation. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-8980. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in php-gettext up to 1.0.11 (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component Plural Form Formula Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The plural form formula in ngettext family of calls in php-gettext before 1.0.12 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was presented 11/04/2019 as Bug 1367462 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-8980 since 01/18/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96742 (FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- Multiple vulnerabilities (7721562b-e20a-11e6-b2e2-6805ca0b3d42)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169731 (OpenSuSE Security Update for phpMyAdmin (openSUSE-SU-2017:0372-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.0.12 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 Tenable (96742) and SecurityFocus (BID 95754†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 96742
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : phpMyAdmin -- Multiple vulnerabilities (7721562b-e20a-11e6-b2e2-6805ca0b3d42)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: php-gettext 1.0.12

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01/18/2017 🔍
01/24/2017 +6 days 🔍
01/24/2017 +0 days 🔍
01/25/2017 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2019 +1013 days 🔍
11/05/2019 +1 days 🔍
11/04/2024 +1826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 1367462
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-8980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-8980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-144843
SecurityFocus: 95754 - php-gettext CVE-2015-8980 Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2019 10:36
Updated: 11/04/2024 11:15
Changes: 11/05/2019 10:36 (42), 11/05/2019 10:41 (28), 11/04/2024 11:15 (20)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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