[ glsa 201503-03 ] php

[GLSA]

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201503-03)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: March 08, 2015
Updated: August 22, 2015
Bug(s): #530820, #532914, #533998
ID: 201503-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP, the worst of
which could lead to remote execution of arbitrary code.


Background

PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is
especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.


Affected Packages

Package: dev-lang/php
Vulnerable: < 5.5.21
Unaffected: >= 5.5.21
Unaffected: >= 5.4.37 < 5.4.38
Unaffected: >= 5.4.38 < 5.4.39
Unaffected: >= 5.4.39 < 5.4.40
Unaffected: >= 5.4.40 < 5.4.41
Unaffected: >= 5.4.41 < 5.4.42
Unaffected: >= 5.4.42 < 5.4.43
Unaffected: >= 5.4.43 < 5.4.44
Unaffected: >= 5.4.44 < 5.4.45
Unaffected: >= 5.4.45 < 5.4.46
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in PHP. Please review the
CVE identifiers referenced below for details.


Impact

A remote attacker can leverage these vulnerabilities to execute
arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All PHP 5.5 users should upgrade to the latest version: