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PHP 5.2.6 Released

PHP has released version 5.2.65.2.6 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities include

  • an error in FastCGI SAPI which may result stack-based buffer overflow
  • an integer overflow in printf()
  • an error in init_request_info(), which may result in a buffer overflow
  • an error in cURL, which may result in safe_mode bypass
  • improper handling of input passed to escapeshellcmd()
  • a boundary error in the bundled version of the PCRE library
These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, bypass security restrictions, or cause a denial-of-service condition.

US-CERT encourages users to review the PHP 5.2.6 Release Announcement5.2.6 Release Announcement and update to version 5.2.65.2.6.

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