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php < 4.3.8

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks for version of PHP

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running a version of PHP 4.3 which is older or equal to
4.3.7.

PHP is a scripting language which acts as a module for Apache or as a standalone
interpreter. There is a bug in the remote version of this software which may
permit a possible hacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote host if the option
memory_limit is set. Another bug in the function strip_tags() may permit
a possible hacker to bypass content-restrictions when submitting data and may
lead to cross-site-scripting issues.

Solution : Upgrade to PHP 4.3.8
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 10724, 10725

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 David Maciejak

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