CVE-2007-4652 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Severity

44%

Complexity

34%

Confidentiality

106%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.4. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P).

Overview

Type

PHP

First reported 17 years ago

2007-09-04 19:17:00

Last updated 7 years ago

2017-07-29 01:33:00

Affected Software

PHP PHP_FI 1.0

1.0

PHP PHP_FI 2.0

2.0

PHP PHP_FI 2.0b10

2.0b10

PHP PHP 3.0

3.0

PHP PHP 3.0.1

3.0.1

PHP PHP 3.0.2

3.0.2

PHP PHP 3.0.3

3.0.3

PHP PHP 3.0.4

3.0.4

PHP PHP 3.0.5

3.0.5

PHP PHP 3.0.6

3.0.6

PHP PHP 3.0.7

3.0.7

PHP PHP 3.0.8

3.0.8

PHP PHP 3.0.9

3.0.9

PHP PHP 3.0.10

3.0.10

PHP PHP 3.0.11

3.0.11

PHP PHP 3.0.12

3.0.12

PHP PHP 3.0.13

3.0.13

PHP PHP 3.0.14

3.0.14

PHP PHP 3.0.15

3.0.15

PHP PHP 3.0.16

3.0.16

PHP PHP 3.0.17

3.0.17

PHP PHP 3.0.18

3.0.18

PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 1

4.0

PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 2

4.0

PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 3

4.0

PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 4

4.0

PHP PHP 4.0 Beta 4 Patch Level 1

4.0

PHP PHP 4.0.0

4.0.0

PHP PHP 4.0.1

4.0.1

PHP PHP 4.0.2

4.0.2

PHP PHP 4.0.3

4.0.3

PHP PHP 4.0.4

4.0.4

PHP PHP 4.0.5

4.0.5

PHP PHP 4.0.6

4.0.6

PHP PHP 4.0.7

4.0.7

PHP PHP 4.1.0

4.1.0

PHP PHP 4.1.1

4.1.1

PHP PHP 4.1.2

4.1.2

PHP PHP 4.2.0

4.2.0

PHP PHP 4.2.1

4.2.1

PHP PHP 4.2.2

4.2.2

PHP PHP 4.2.3

4.2.3

PHP PHP 4.3.0

4.3.0

PHP PHP 4.3.1

4.3.1

PHP PHP 4.3.2

4.3.2

PHP PHP 4.3.3

4.3.3

PHP PHP 4.3.4

4.3.4

PHP PHP 4.3.5

4.3.5

PHP PHP 4.3.6

4.3.6

PHP PHP 4.3.7

4.3.7

PHP PHP 4.3.8

4.3.8

PHP PHP 4.3.9

4.3.9

PHP PHP 4.3.10

4.3.10

PHP PHP 4.3.11

4.3.11

PHP PHP 4.4.0

4.4.0

PHP PHP 4.4.1

4.4.1

PHP PHP 4.4.2

4.4.2

PHP PHP 4.4.3

4.4.3

PHP PHP 4.4.4

4.4.4

PHP PHP 4.4.5

4.4.5

PHP PHP 4.4.6

4.4.6

PHP PHP 4.4.7

4.4.7

PHP 4.4.8

4.4.8

PHP 4.4.9

4.4.9

PHP PHP 5.0.0

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta1

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta2

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta3

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta4

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC1

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC2

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC3

5.0.0

PHP PHP 5.0.1

5.0.1

PHP PHP 5.0.2

5.0.2

PHP PHP 5.0.3

5.0.3

PHP PHP 5.0.4

5.0.4

PHP PHP 5.0.5

5.0.5

PHP PHP 5.1.0

5.1.0

PHP PHP 5.1.1

5.1.1

PHP PHP 5.1.2

5.1.2

PHP PHP 5.1.3

5.1.3

PHP 5.1.4

5.1.4

PHP PHP 5.1.5

5.1.5

PHP PHP 5.1.6

5.1.6

PHP 5.2.0

5.2.0

PHP 5.2.1

5.2.1

PHP 5.2.2

5.2.2

PHP PHP

References

26642

Patch, Vendor Advisory

26822

Vendor Advisory

26838

Vendor Advisory

27102

Vendor Advisory

27377

Vendor Advisory

GLSA-200710-02

http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.4

http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_4.php

2007-0026

ADV-2007-3023

Vendor Advisory

php-session-security-bypass(36387)

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1693

https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1702

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