20897 : PHP w/ Apache 2 SAPI virtual() Function Unspecified INI Setting Disclosure
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
4	608	over 6 years ago	about 1 year ago	3 times	90%

Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-10-31

Keywords

HPSBMA02159, SSRT061238

Description

PHP, when used as an Apache 2 module, contains an unspecified flaw in the virtual() function that may allow a malicious user to bypass certain configuration directives (e.g. "safe_mode" and "open_basedir"). This may allow the disclosure of sensitive information, resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.4.1, 5.1.0 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

The PHP Group	PHP	4.4.0
		5.0.5

References

Bugtraq ID: 15413
Secunia Advisory ID: 17371 17531 17557 17666 17757 18054 18198 19064 22691
CVE ID: 2005-3392 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 20898
ISS X-Force ID: 22924
VUPEN Advisory: ADV-2005-2254
Other Advisory URL: ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20051101-01-U.asc http://frontal2.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:213
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2005-Dec/0005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-232-1
Keyword: HPSBMA02159,SSRT061238
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303382
http://itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docId=c00786522
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0062/
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://jp2.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.0
http://www.php.net/release_4_4_1.php
News Article: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=181500394
Vendor URL: http://www.php.net/
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2005:831

Tools & Filters

	20195 20776
	3273

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-11-08 | Disagree?

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