CVE-2010-2531
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The var_export function in PHP 5.2 before 5.2.14 and 5.3 before 5.3.3 flushes the output buffer to the user when certain fatal errors occur, even if display_errors is off, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by causing the application to exceed limits for memory, execution time, or recursion.
Find out more about CVE-2010-2531 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue is not planned to be fixed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 due to this product being in Production 3 of its maintenance life-cycle, where only qualified security errata of important and critical impact are addressed.
For further information about the Errata Support Policy, visit:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (php) | RHSA-2010:0919 | 2010-11-29 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (php) | RHSA-2010:0919 | 2010-11-29 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | php | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | php | Will not fix |
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