CVE-2001-1246

Severity

75%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

106%

PHP 4.0.5 through 4.1.0 in safe mode does not properly cleanse the 5th parameter to the mail() function, which allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

PHP 4.0.5 through 4.1.0 in safe mode does not properly cleanse the 5th parameter to the mail() function, which allows local users and possibly remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

First reported 23 years ago

2001-06-30 04:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-10 19:10:00

Affected Software

PHP PHP 4.0.5

4.0.5

References

20010630 php breaks safe mode

php-safemode-elevate-privileges(6787)

Patch, Vendor Advisory

http://www.php.net/do_download.php?download_file=php-4.1.2.tar.gz

RHSA-2002:102

RHSA-2002:129

RHSA-2003:159

2954

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