National Cyber-Alert System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-3997

Overview

The (1) MySQL and (2) MySQLi extensions in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, allow remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via MySQL LOCAL INFILE operations, as demonstrated by a query with LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

Vendor Statments (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Mandriva (09/18/2007)

Due to the nature of safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions, and in alignment with the PHP group’s stance on these features, Mandriva does not consider this a security issue.

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/05/2007)

We do not consider these to be security issues. For more details see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and http://www.php.net/security-note.php

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 26642

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/26642

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php

Hyperlink:http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4

Hyperlink:http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4

External Source: MILW0RM

Name: 4392

Hyperlink:http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/4392

External Source: MISC

Name: http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/

Hyperlink:http://secweb.se/en/advisories/php-mysql-safe-mode-bypass-vulnerability/

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702

Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693

Hyperlink:https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693

External Source: XF

Name: php-localinfile-mysql-security-bypass(39402)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/39402

External Source: XF

Name: php-local-infile-security-bypass(36384)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/36384

External Source: TRUSTIX

Name: 2007-0026

Hyperlink:http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0026/

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php

Hyperlink:http://www.php.net/releases/4_4_8.php

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

Hyperlink:http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php

External Source: GENTOO

Name: GLSA-200710-02

Hyperlink:http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2007-3023

Hyperlink:http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2007/3023

External Source: SREASON

Name: 3102

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3102

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 28318

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/28318

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27377

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27377

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 27102

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/27102

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 26838

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/26838

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 26822

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/26822