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CVE-2006-6383 Detail

Description

PHP 5.2.0 and 4.4 allows local users to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via a malicious path and a null byte before a ";" in a session_save_path argument, followed by an allowed path, which causes a parsing inconsistency in which PHP validates the allowed path but sets session.save_path to the malicious path.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (12/19/2006)

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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Hyperlink Resource
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/session/session.c?r1=1.336.2.53.2.7&r2=1.336.2.53.2.8
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/session/session.c?r1=1.336.2.53.2.7&r2=1.336.2.53.2.8
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0003.html
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0003.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/24022 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24022 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24514 Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/24514 Vendor Advisory 
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/43 Exploit 
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/43 Exploit 
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2000
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2000
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:038
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:038
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.010.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.010.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453938/30/9270/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453938/30/9270/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21508 Exploit 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21508 Exploit 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-6383
NVD Published Date:
12/10/2006
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE