National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2010-1129
Original release date:03/26/2010
Last revised:08/31/2010
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
The safe_mode implementation in PHP before 5.2.13 does not properly handle directory pathnames that lack a trailing / (slash) character, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via vectors related to use of the tempnam 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:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
Official Statement from Red Hat (03/27/2010)
We do not consider safe_mode / open_basedir restriction bypass issues being security sensitive. 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: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_13.php
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-1796
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2010-0479
Type: Advisory
External Source: BID
Name: 38431
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4312
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1023661
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 40551
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 38708
Type: Advisory
External Source: APPLE
Name: APPLE-SA-2010-08-24-1
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT100018
External Source: HP
Name: SSRT100018
