Summary
The remote host is missing an update to php5
announced via advisory USN-824-1.
Solution
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
php5-cgi 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.15
php5-cli 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.15
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
php5-cgi 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7
php5-cli 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.7
Ubuntu 8.10:
php5-cgi 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.3
php5-cli 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.3
Ubuntu 9.04:
php5-cgi 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2 php5-cli 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.2
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes.
https://secure1.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-824-1
Insight
It was discovered that PHP did not properly handle certain malformed JPEG images when being parsed by the Exif module. A remote attacker could exploit this flaw and cause the PHP server to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2009-2687 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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