PHP LOCAL INFILE security bypass
| php-local-infile-security-bypass (36384) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
PHP could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by a vulnerability in the MySQL and MySQLi extensions when handling the LOCAL INFILE option. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to bypass open_basedir or safe_mode restrictions and gain unauthorized access to the system.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 6.2 |
| Exploitability: | Functional |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of PHP (5.2.4 or later), available from the PHP Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- PHP Web site: PHP 5.2.4 Release Announcement.
- SECWEB Web site: PHP MySQL/MySQLi Safe Mode Bypass Vulnerability.
- CVE-2007-3997: The (1) MySQL and (2) MySQLi extensions in PHP 4 before 4.4.8, and PHP 5 before 5.2.4, allow remote attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via MySQL LOCAL INFILE operations, as demonstrated by a query with LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE.
- GLSA-200710-02: PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities
- SA26642: PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA28318: PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-3023: PHP Multiple Function and Extension Code Execution and Security Bypass Issues
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0059: PHP Security Update Fixes Multiple Integer Overflow and Security Bypass
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- PHP PHP 4.4.7
- PHP PHP 5.0.0
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP PHP 5.0.1
- PHP PHP 5.0.2
- PHP PHP 5.0.3
- PHP PHP 5.0.4
- PHP PHP 5.0.5
- PHP PHP 5.1.0
- PHP PHP 5.1.1
- PHP PHP 5.1.2
- PHP PHP 5.1.3
- PHP PHP 5.1.4
- PHP PHP 5.1.5
- PHP PHP 5.1.6
- PHP PHP 5.2.0
- PHP PHP 5.2.1
- PHP PHP 5.2.2
- PHP PHP 5.2.3
Reported:
Aug 30, 2007
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