PHP prior 5.1.0 Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in PHP. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-4143. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP before 5.2.12 does not properly handle session data, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors related to (1) interrupt corruption of the SESSION superglobal array and (2) the session.save_path directive.

The weakness was disclosed 12/21/2009 by Stefan Esser (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at vupen.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-4143 since 12/01/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/30/2021).

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44868 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2010:045)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118111 (HP-UX Running Apache with PHP Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability (HPSBUX02543)).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44868), SecurityFocus (BID 37390†), Secunia (SA37821†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24411†). The entries VDB-3695, VDB-5786, VDB-5794 and VDB-9021 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44868
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : php (MDVSA-2010:045)
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OpenVAS ID: 66779
OpenVAS Name: Slackware Advisory SSA:2010-024-02 php
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0

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12/01/2009 🔍
12/17/2009 +16 days 🔍
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12/21/2009 +4 days 🔍
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02/24/2010 +65 days 🔍
03/18/2015 +1848 days 🔍
08/30/2021 +2357 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4143 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51227

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SecurityFocus: 37390 - PHP 'session.save_path()' Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 37821 - PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 24411 - PHP < 5.2.12 session.save_path Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-3593

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/30/2021 08:47
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (61), 02/18/2017 09:39 (14), 08/30/2021 08:47 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:CF4:103

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