EasyApache 3.24.19 released to address CVE-2014-0237 and CVE-2014-0238

cPanel, Inc. has released EasyApache 3.24.19 with PHP versions 5.5.13 and 5.4.29. This release addresses the PHP vulnerabilities CVE-2014-0237 and CVE-2014-0238 with fixes to bugs in the fileinfo extension. We encourage all PHP users to upgrade to PHP version 5.5.13 or PHP version 5.4.29.

 

AFFECTED VERSIONS

All versions of PHP version 5.5 before 5.5.13.
All versions of PHP version 5.4 before 5.4.29.

 

SECURITY RATING

The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:

 

CVE-2014-0237 – MEDIUM

PHP 5.5.13
Fixed bug in the fileinfo extension related to CVE-2014-0237.

PHP 5.4.29
Fixed bug in the fileinfo extension related to CVE-2014-0237.

 

CVE-2014-0238 – MEDIUM

PHP 5.5.13
Fixed bug in the fileinfo extension related to CVE-2014-0238.

PHP 5.4.29
Fixed bug in the fileinfo extension related to CVE-2014-0238.

 

SOLUTION

cPanel, Inc. has released EasyApache 3.24.19 with the updated versions of PHP 5.4 and 5.5 to correct these issues. Unless you have disabled EasyApache updates, EasyApache will include the latest versions of PHP automatically. Run EasyApache to rebuild your profile with the latest version of PHP.

 

REFERENCES

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-0237

http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2014-0238

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.29

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.13