Ubuntu update for php5

Published: 2025-02-27

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2024-8925 CVE-2024-8927
CWE-ID	CWE-20 CWE-254
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system php5-cgi (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libapache2-mod-php5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU97748

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8925

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when parsing multipart form data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and bypass implemented security restrictions.

Mitigation

Update the affected package php5 to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04

php5-cgi (Ubuntu package): before php5-cli

libapache2-mod-php5 (Ubuntu package): before php5

CPE2.3

External links

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7049-3

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Security features bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU97746