PHP prior 5.1.0 cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-2483. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-310. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

crypt_blowfish before 1.1, as used in PHP before 5.3.7 on certain platforms, PostgreSQL before 8.4.9, and other products, does not properly handle 8-bit characters, which makes it easier for context-dependent attackers to determine a cleartext password by leveraging knowledge of a password hash.

The weakness was disclosed 08/25/2011 with PHP (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2483 since 06/15/2011. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1600 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75198 (openSUSE Security Update : whois (openSUSE-SU-2013:1670-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350740 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for php: ALAS-2011-007).

Upgrading to version 5.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (69319), Tenable (75198), SecurityFocus (BID 49241†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-32852†). The entries VDB-56856, VDB-59364, VDB-58374 and VDB-58373 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 75198
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : whois (openSUSE-SU-2013:1670-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 70716
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2399-1 (php5)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 5.1.0

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06/15/2011 🔍
08/18/2011 +64 days 🔍
08/25/2011 +7 days 🔍
08/25/2011 +0 days 🔍
08/25/2011 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2011 +3 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1020 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/18/2021 +2432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: USN-1229-1
Organization: PHP
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2483 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2483
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58367

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X-Force: 69319
SecurityFocus: 49241 - PHP Versions Prior to 5.3.7 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 32852 - PHP before 5.3.7 crypt_blowfish Remote Password Manipulation Vulnerability, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/18/2021 09:28
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/30/2017 09:48 (12), 11/18/2021 09:21 (3), 11/18/2021 09:24 (1), 11/18/2021 09:28 (1)
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