Improper Input Validation Affecting php-pspell package, versions <0:5.3.3-14.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.37% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-PHPPSPELL-1445379
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed1 Mar 2012

Introduced: 1 Mar 2012

CVE-2012-1172  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 php-pspell to version 0:5.3.3-14.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1046.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream php-pspell package and not the php-pspell package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The file-upload implementation in rfc1867.c in PHP before 5.4.0 does not properly handle invalid [ (open square bracket) characters in name values, which makes it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malformed $_FILES indexes) or conduct directory traversal attacks during multi-file uploads by leveraging a script that lacks its own filename restrictions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1