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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201711-15 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: PHPUnit: Remote code execution |
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Date: November 19, 2017 |
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Bugs: #635356 |
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ID: 201711-15 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability was discovered in PHPUnit which may allow an |
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unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. |
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Background |
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PHPUnit is a programmer-oriented testing framework for PHP. It is an |
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instance of the xUnit architecture for unit testing frameworks. |
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Affected packages |
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================= |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-php/phpunit < 5.7.15-r1 >= 5.7.15-r1 |
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Description |
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When PHPUnit is installed in a production environment via composer and |
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these modules are in a web accessible directory, the eval-stdin.php |
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file in PHPUnit contains vulnerable statements that trigger the |
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vulnerability. |
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Impact |
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary PHP code or cause a |
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Denial of Service condition. |
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Workaround |
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There are several ways to fix or mitigate this vulnerability: |
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Remove PHPUnit from the production environment. |
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Update PHPUnit. |
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Manually apply the patch. |
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Disable direct access to the composer packages by placing .htaccess |
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file to /vendor folder. |
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Resolution |
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All PHPUnit users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-php/phpunit-5.7.15-r1" |
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References |
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========== |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-9841 |
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https://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-9841 |
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Availability |
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============ |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201711-15 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |