Server Software Update Notification: 06-07-2007
The following updates were completed today (06/07/2007) on all servers:
Linux MPS/VPS:
- PHP 5.x
- Existing installations of the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language 5.x prior to version 5.2.2 will be updated to
version 5.2.2. This addresses problems for older versions of 5.x introduced with the updates made 06-06-07.
Version 5.2.2 brings the software to the most current 5.x version and addresses several issues, including security issues
regarding integer overflows (CVE-2007-1001), discussed here:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1001
More information about version 5.2.2 can be found at these pages:
http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.2
To install PHP 5.2.2 or if you have problems with existing 5.x installations, connect to your server through SSH and execute the
following command from the prompt:
# vinstall php5
- MySQL 5.x
- A vinstall to install the MySQL database management system version 5.0.37 will be added to the system. More information
about MySQL 5.0.x can be found here:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/
To take advantage of this update, connect to your server through SSH and execute the following from the command prompt:
# vinstall mysql5.0
- PHP 4.x
- The vinstall for the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language for version 4.x will be updated to install version
4.4.7. This version brings the software to the most current 4.x version and addresses several issues, including security
issues regarding integer and buffer overflows (CVE-2007-1001 and CVE-2007-0455), discussed here:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1001
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-0455
More information about version 4.4.7 can be found at these pages:
http://www.php.net/release_4_4_7.php
http://us.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.7
To install PHP or upgrade existing installations to the new 4.x version, connect to your server through SSH and execute the
following command from the prompt:
# vinstall php4
FreeBSD MPS/VPS v3
- PHP 5.x
- Existing installations of the PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor scripting language 5.x prior to version 5.2.2 will be updated to
version 5.2.2. This addresses problems for older versions of 5.x introduced with the updates made 06-06-07.
Version 5.2.2 brings the software to the most current 5.x version and addresses several issues, including security issues
regarding integer overflows (CVE-2007-1001), discussed here:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1001
More information about version 5.2.2 can be found at these pages:
http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.2
To install PHP 5.2.2 or if you have problems with existing 5.x installations, connect to your server through SSH and execute
the following command from the prompt:
# vinstall php5
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