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SSA-2005-192-01 PHP

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
SSA-2005-192-01 PHP

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

New PHP packages are available for Slackware 8.1, 9.0, 9.1, 10.0, 10.1,
and -current to fix a security issue with the PEAR XML_RPC class that
permits a remote attacker to run arbitrary PHP code. Sites that make
use of this PHP library should upgrade to the new PHP package right
away, or may instead upgrade the XML_RPC PEAR class with the following
command:

pear upgrade XML_RPC

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-1921

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2005 Michel Arboi

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