PHP cURL library curl_init() security bypass
| php-curlinit-security-bypass (39852) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
The PHP cURL library (libcurl) could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the curl_init() function. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using a file:// request containing a NULL character to bypass safe mode restrictions and gain unauthorized read access to arbitrary files on Web servers that are running an affected version of PHP.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Bypass Security
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest CVS version of the cURL library, available from the PHP CVS Repository. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate upgrade for your system. See References.
References:
- Apple Web site: About Security Update 2008-007 .
- Apple Web site: About Security Update 2008-005.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:51:19 +0100: PHP 5.2.5 cURL safe_mode bypass.
- PHP CVS Repository: [cvs] Index of /php-src/ext/curl.
- BID-27413: PHP cURL 'safe mode' Security Bypass Vulnerability
- BID-29009: PHP 5.2.5 and Prior Versions Multiple Vulnerabilities
- BID-31681: RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-007 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-4850: curl/interface.c in the cURL library (aka libcurl) in PHP 5.2.4 and 5.2.5 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions and read arbitrary files via a file:// request containing a \x00 sequence, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-2563.
- MDVSA-2009:022: php
- MDVSA-2009:023: php
- MDVSA-2009:065: php4
- OSVDB ID: 43219: PHP cURL Library (libcurl) curl/interface.c Crafted file:// Request Restriction Bypass
- SA30048: PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA31326: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SA32222: Apple Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.1
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.10
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.4
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.6
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.7
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.8
- Apple Mac OS X 10.4.9
- Apple Mac OS X 10.5.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.10
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.11
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.6
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.7
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.8
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.4.9
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.1
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.2
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.3
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.4
- Apple Mac OS X Server 10.5.5
- Canonical Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.04
- Canonical Ubuntu 7.10
- Canonical Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC1
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta2
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta3
- PHP PHP 5.0.0
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC3
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 RC2
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta1
- PHP PHP 5.0.0 Beta4
- 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
- PHP PHP 5.2.4
- PHP PHP 5.2.5
- Turbolinux Appliance Server 3.0 x64
- Turbolinux Appliance Server 3.0
- Turbolinux Client 2008
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server
- Turbolinux Turbolinux 11 Server x64 Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux FUJI
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Multimedia
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Personal
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Hosting Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 1.0 Workgroup Ed
- Turbolinux Turbolinux Appliance Server 2.0
Reported:
Jan 22, 2008
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