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CVE-2011-1657

Publication date 25 August 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The (1) ZipArchive::addGlob and (2) ZipArchive::addPattern functions in ext/zip/php_zip.c in PHP 5.3.6 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain flags arguments, as demonstrated by (a) GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC and (b) GLOB_APPEND.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 11.10 oneiric
Fixed 5.3.6-13ubuntu3.2
11.04 natty
Fixed 5.3.5-1ubuntu7.3
10.10 maverick
Fixed 5.3.3-1ubuntu9.6
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 5.3.2-1ubuntu4.10
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.18

Notes

sbeattie

5.3 only, php 5.2.x does not support glob patterns

Patch details

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Package Patch details
php5

References

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