National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4652
Original release date:09/04/2007
Last revised:08/23/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The session extension in PHP before 5.2.4 might allow local users to bypass open_basedir restrictions via a session file that is a symlink.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.4
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Locally exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
Official Statement from Red Hat (09/05/2007)
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
Official Statement from Mandriva (09/18/2007)
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.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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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-session-security-bypass(36387)
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-3023
Type: Advisory
External Source: TRUSTIX
Name: 2007-0026
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200710-02
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27377
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 27102
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26838
Type: Advisory
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26822
Type: Advisory
