National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4825
Original release date:09/12/2007
Last revised:02/05/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Directory traversal vulnerability in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the dl 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 Red Hat (09/12/2007)
-
We do not consider this to be a security issue. For more information please 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
By selecting these links, you will be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to nvd@nist.gov.
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070910 Re: PHP <=5.2.4 open_basedir bypass & code exec & denial of service
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070910 /* PHP <=5.2.4 open_basedir bypass & code exec & denial of service errata ... working on windows too .. */
External Source: BUGTRAQ
Name: 20070910 PHP <=5.2.4 open_basedir bypass & code exec & denial of service
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 45902
External Source: XF
Name: php-dl-security-bypass(36528)
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200710-02
External Source: SREASON
Name: 3119
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 28658
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27102
External Source: SUSE
Name: SUSE-SA:2008:004