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AA-2008.0253 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux] -- A vulnerability has been identified in PHP 5.2.7.

Date: 07 January 2009

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AA-2008.0253                  AUSCERT Advisory

                             [Win][UNIX/Linux]
             A vulnerability has been identified in PHP 5.2.7.
                              8 January 2009
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        AusCERT Advisory Summary
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Product:              PHP 5.2.7
Operating System:     UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
                      Windows
Impact:               Reduced Security
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:            CVE-2008-5844
Member content until: Wednesday, January 07 2009

Comment: According to php.net, "Magic Quotes is a process that automagically
         escapes incoming data to the PHP script."

Revision History:     January 8 2009: Added CVE Reference
                      December 10 2008: Initial Release

OVERVIEW:

      A vulnerability has been identified in PHP 5.2.7.


IMPACT:

      This vulnerability is a "... regression introduced by 5.2.7 in regard
      to the magic_quotes functionality, that was broken by an incorrect fix
      to the filter extension." [1]


MITIGATION:

       The vendor recommends upgrading to the latest version.


REFERENCES:

       [1] PHP 5.2.8 Release Announcement
           http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_8.php

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