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[slackware-security]  php (SSA:2006-307-01)

New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and 11.0 to
fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5465


Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog:
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extra/php5/php-5.2.0-i486-1.tgz:  Upgraded to php-5.2.0.
  This release "includes a large number of new features, bug fixes and security
  enhancements."  In particular, when the UTF-8 charset is selected there are
  buffer overflows in the htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities() that may be
  exploited to execute arbitrary code.
  More details about the vulnerability may be found here:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5465
  Further details about the release can be found in the release announcement:
    https://www.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php
  Some syntax has changed since PHP 5.1.x.  An upgrading guide may be found at
  this location:
    https://www.php.net/search.php
  This package was placed in /extra rather than /patches to save people from
  possible surprises with automated upgrade tools, since users of PHP4 and
  PHP 5.1.x applications may need to make some code changes before things will
  work again.
  (* Security fix *)
patches/packages/php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz:  Patched the UTF-8 overflow.
  More details about the vulnerability may be found here:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5465
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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HINT:  Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try.  This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 10.2:

Updated packages for Slackware 11.0:


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 10.2 package:
2c7e99db93c5f4268ab510b72439ec6a  php-4.4.4-i486-2_slack10.2.tgz

Slackware 11.0 packages:
9d42f4fd0cb8513ad34fae54be5a7450  php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz
74a26ae3673b25a88cb7cd162bf37dfa  php-5.2.0-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz


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Slackware: 2006-307-01: php Security Update

November 4, 2006
New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and 11.0 to fix security issues

Summary

Here are the details from the Slackware 11.0 ChangeLog: extra/php5/php-5.2.0-i486-1.tgz: Upgraded to php-5.2.0. This release "includes a large number of new features, bug fixes and security enhancements." In particular, when the UTF-8 charset is selected there are buffer overflows in the htmlspecialchars() and htmlentities() that may be exploited to execute arbitrary code. More details about the vulnerability may be found here: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5465 Further details about the release can be found in the release announcement: https://www.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php Some syntax has changed since PHP 5.1.x. An upgrading guide may be found at this location: https://www.php.net/search.php This package was placed in /extra rather than /patches to save people from possible surprises with automated upgrade tools, since users of PHP4 and PHP 5.1.x applications may need to make some code changes before things will work again. (* Security fix *) patches/packages/php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz: Patched the UTF-8 overflow. More details about the vulnerability may be found here: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5465 (* Security fix *)

Where Find New Packages

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com? Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading from ftp.slackware.com.
Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab (https://osuosl.org/) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting to the Slackware project! :-)
Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://www.slackware.com/ for additional mirror sites near you.
Updated package for Slackware 10.2:
Updated packages for Slackware 11.0:

MD5 Signatures

Slackware 10.2 package: 2c7e99db93c5f4268ab510b72439ec6a php-4.4.4-i486-2_slack10.2.tgz
Slackware 11.0 packages: 9d42f4fd0cb8513ad34fae54be5a7450 php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz 74a26ae3673b25a88cb7cd162bf37dfa php-5.2.0-i486-1.tgz

Severity
[slackware-security] php (SSA:2006-307-01)
New php packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and 11.0 to fix security issues.
More details about this issue may be found in the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5465

Installation Instructions

Installation instructions: Upgrade the packages as root: # upgradepkg php-4.4.4-i486-4_slack11.0.tgz

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