SB2015051402 - Amazon Linux AMI update for php
Published: May 14, 2015
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015051402
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2305)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to \integer overflow in the regcomp implementation in the Henry Spencer BSD regex library (aka rxspencer) alpha3.8.g5 on 32-bit platforms, as used in NetBSD through 6.1.5 and other products. A local attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow via a large regular expression and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.