National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4663
Original release date:09/04/2007
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Directory traversal vulnerability in PHP before 5.2.4 allows attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions via unspecified vectors involving the glob function.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides unauthorized access, Allows partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
- Official Statement from Mandriva (09/18/2007)
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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)
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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
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
Type: Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26642
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693
External Source: XF
Name: php-glob-security-bypass(36386)
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200710-02
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3023
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27377
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27102
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26838