SUMMARY
cPanel, Inc. has released EasyApache 3.24.12 with PHP versions 5.5.10 and 5.4.26. This release addresses PHP vulnerabilities CVE-2014-1943, CVE-2014-2270, and CVE-2013-7327 by fixing bugs in the Fileinfo and GD modules. We encourage all PHP users to upgrade to PHP versions 5.5.10 and 5.4.26.
AFFECTED VERSIONS
All versions of PHP 5.4 before 5.4.26.
All versions of PHP 5.5 before 5.5.10.
SECURITY RATING
The National Vulnerability Database (NIST) has given the following severity ratings to these CVEs:
CVE-2014-1943 – MEDIUM
PHP 5.4.26
Fixed bug in the Fileinfo module related to CVE-2014-1943.
PHP 5.5.10
Fixed bug in the Fileinfo module related to CVE-2014-1943.
CVE-2014-2270 – MEDIUM
PHP 5.4.26
Fixed bug in the Fileinfo module related to CVE-2014-2270.
PHP 5.5.10
Fixed bug in the Fileinfo module related to CVE-2014-2270.
CVE-2013-7327 – MEDIUM
PHP 5.5.10
Fixed bug in the GD module related to CVE-2013-7327.
SOLUTION
cPanel, Inc. has released EasyApache 3.24.12 with 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-2014-1943
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2012-2270
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2013-7327
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.5.10
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.4.26
