PHP Buffer Overflow in explode() Function May Let Users Bypass Safe Mode Restrictions
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020995 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020995
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-3659
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 7 2008
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via local system, Execution of arbitrary code via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 4.4.x prior to 4.4.9; 5.6 - 5.2.6
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in PHP. A user may be able to bypass safe mode restrictions.
A user can set a specially crafted delimiter to trigger a buffer overflow in the explode function and potentially execute arbitrary code on the target system.
A local user can exploit this to bypass safe_mode restrictions.
[Editor's note: This vulnerability was original corrected by the vendor in August 2008.]
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Impact:
A user may be able to bypass safe mode restrictions.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (4.4.9). A source code fix for 5.2.x is available.
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Vendor URL: www.php.net/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 09:32:56 -0400
Subject: PHP
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CVE-2008-3659
Buffer overflow in the memnstr function in PHP 4.4.x before 4.4.9 and PHP 5.6 through
5.2.6 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and
possibly execute arbitrary code via the delimiter argument to the explode function.
NOTE: the scope of this issue is limited since most applications would not use an
attacker-controlled delimiter, but local attacks against safe_mode are feasible.
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