"PHP contains code for preventing direct access to the CGI binary with
configure option "--enable-force-cgi-redirect" and php.ini option
"cgi.force_redirect". In PHP 4.3.0 there is a bug which renders these
options useless."
Read the full release notes at:
http://www.php.net/release_4_3_1.php
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
dev-php/mod_php and/or dev-php/php upgrade to php-4.3.1
and/or mod_php-4.3.1 as follows:
Hash: SHA1
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GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200302-09
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PACKAGE : mod_php php
SUMMARY : arbitrary code execution
DATE : 2003-02-19 13:28 UTC
EXPLOIT : local
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- From release notes:
"PHP contains code for preventing direct access to the CGI binary with
configure option "--enable-force-cgi-redirect" and php.ini option
"cgi.force_redirect". In PHP 4.3.0 there is a bug which renders these
options useless."
Read the full release notes at:
http://www.php.net/release_4_3_1.php
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
dev-php/mod_php and/or dev-php/php upgrade to php-4.3.1
and/or mod_php-4.3.1 as follows:
emerge sync
emerge -u mod_php and/or emerge -u php
emerge clean
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aliz (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed] - GnuPG key is available at http://cvs.gentoo.org/~aliz
rphillips (at) gentoo (dot) org [email concealed]
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