VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-7243
PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by placing a safe file extension after this character, as demonstrated by .php\0.jpg at the end of the argument…
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.36%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.36%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by placing a safe file extension after this character, as demonstrated by .php\0.jpg at the end of the argument to the file_exists function.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.36% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://bugs.php.net/39863Exploit, Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158616.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158915.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159031.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/4Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/5Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/10Patch
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/11
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/9Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1615.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0311.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55078
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=305412Patch
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=305507Patch
- http://www.madirish.net/?article=436
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:254
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44951
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12569
- http://bugs.php.net/39863Exploit, Patch
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158616.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158915.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.