National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-3011

Overview

The error_log function in basic_functions.c in PHP before 4.4.4 and 5.x before 5.1.5 allows local users to bypass safe mode and open_basedir restrictions via a "php://" or other scheme in the third argument, which disables safe mode.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/20/2006)

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: 21546

Type: Advisory; Patch Information

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21546

External Source: XF

Name: php-errorlog-safe-mode-bypass(27414)

Hyperlink:http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/27414

External Source: VUPEN

Name: ADV-2006-2523

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2523

External Source: UBUNTU

Name: USN-320-1

Hyperlink:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1

External Source: BID

Name: 18645

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18645

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php

Hyperlink:http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php

External Source: OSVDB

Name: 26827

Hyperlink:http://www.osvdb.org/26827

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDKSA-2006:122

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122

External Source: SECTRACK

Name: 1016377

Hyperlink:http://securitytracker.com/id?1016377

External Source: SREASON

Name: 1129

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1129

External Source: SREASONRES

Name: 20060625 error_log() Safe Mode Bypass PHP 5.1.4 and 4.4.2

Hyperlink:http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/41

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 21125

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21125

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 21050

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/21050

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 20818

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/20818

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?r1=1.543.2.51.2.9&r2=1.543.2.51.2.10&pathrev=PHP_4_4&diff_format=u

Hyperlink:http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?r1=1.543.2.51.2.9&r2=1.543.2.51.2.10&pathrev=PHP_4_4&diff_format=u

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?diff_format=u&view=log&pathrev=PHP_4_4

Hyperlink:http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/basic_functions.c?diff_format=u&view=log&pathrev=PHP_4_4