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[SA11760] Slackware PHP Insecure Static Library Linking Security Issue

From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Thu Jun 03 2004 - 03:47:44 CDT

TITLE:
Slackware PHP Insecure Static Library Linking Security Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA11760

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11760/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation, DoS

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Slackware Linux 9.1
Slackware Linux 9.0
Slackware Linux 8.x

DESCRIPTION:
Bryce Nichols has discovered a security issue in Slackware, which can
be exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The problem is that PHP is linked against a static library in an
insecure path. This can be exploited to cause a DoS or execute
arbitrary code ("nobody" privileges by default) by placing malicious
shared libraries in this path.

SOLUTION:
Apply updated packages.

Slackware 8.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.1/patches/packages/php-4.3.6-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.0/patches/packages/php-4.3.6-i386-1.tgz

Slackware 9.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-9.1/patches/packages/php-4.3.6-i486-1.tgz

Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/php-4.3.6-i486-4.tgz

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Bryce Nichols

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2004&m=slackware-security.419765

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