CVE-2012-1823
Description
From CVE.org
sapi/cgi/cgi_main.c in PHP before 5.3.12 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2, when configured as a CGI script (aka php-cgi), does not properly handle query strings that lack an = (equals sign) character, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing command-line options in the query string, related to lack of skipping a certain php_getopt for the 'd' case.
Statement
This flaw did not affect the versions of PHP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 or 4. Updates were released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 (RHSA-2012:0546, RHSA-2012:0547), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 Long Life (RHSA-2012:0568), Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6, 6.0, and 6.1 Extended Update Support (RHSA-2012:0568, RHSA-2012:0569), and Red Hat Application Stack v2 (RHSA-2012:0570).
This flaw only affected PHP CGI configurations and it did not affect the default configuration in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 using the PHP module for Apache httpd to handle PHP scripts.
Note that this issue was not fixed completely the first time, which resulted in the assignment of additional related CVE identifiers - CVE-2012-2311, CVE-2012-2335, and CVE-2012-2336. Refer to the Red Hat CVE Database and the Red Hat Bugzilla for additional information on how those CVEs affect Red Hat products.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.8 | 7.5 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | Medium | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | None | None | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Partial | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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