1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
| Advisory Reference | GLSA 200507-01 / pear-xml_rpc phpxmlrpc |
| Release Date | July 03, 2005 |
| Latest Revision | July 03, 2005: 01 |
| Impact | high |
| Exploitable | remote |
| Package | Vulnerable versions | Unaffected versions | Architecture(s) |
| dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC | < 1.3.1 | >= 1.3.1 | All supported architectures |
| dev-php/phpxmlrpc | < 1.1.1 | >= 1.1.1 | All supported architectures |
Related bugreports: #97399, #97629
The PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP script commands.
The PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries are both PHP implementations of the XML-RPC protocol.
James Bercegay of GulfTech Security Research discovered that the PEAR XML-RPC and phpxmlrpc libraries fail to sanatize input sent using the "POST" method.
A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary PHP script code by sending a specially crafted XML document to web applications making use of these libraries.
There are no known workarounds at this time.
All PEAR-XML_RPC users should upgrade to the latest available version:
Code Listing 3.1: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/PEAR-XML_RPC-1.3.1" |
All phpxmlrpc users should upgrade to the latest available version:
Code Listing 3.2: Resolution |
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/phpxmlrpc-1.1.1" |