National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-2563
Original release date:05/29/2006
Last revised:09/10/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The cURL library (libcurl) in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.4 allows attackers to bypass safe mode and read files via a file:// request containing null characters.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
- Official Statement from Red Hat (09/20/2006)
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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: BID
Name: 18116
External Source: XF
Name: php-curl-safemode-bypass(26764)
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2006:052
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SR:2006:022
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:122
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-2055
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1016175
External Source: SREASON
Name: 959
External Source: SREASONRES
Name: 20060526 cURL Safe Mode Bypass PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.4
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 22039
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21847
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 21050
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 20337
External Source: MANDRIVA
Name: MDKSA-2006:122