MGASA-2013-0379

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    MGASA-2013-0379

    Published: 19 Dec 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated php packages fix multiple security vulnerabilities

    Details: Updated php packages fix security vulnerabilities: Stefan Esser discovered that PHP incorrectly parsed certificates. An attacker could use a malformed certificate to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2013-6420). It was discovered that PHP incorrectly handled DateInterval objects. An attacker could use this issue to cause PHP to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2013-6712).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0379.html, http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.23, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2055-1/, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11947

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: php

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/php?arch=source&distro=mageia-3

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.4.23-1.mga3

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High