CVE-2006-7243
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by placing a safe file extension after this character, as demonstrated by .php\0.jpg at the end of the argument to the file_exists function.
Find out more about CVE-2006-7243 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (php) | RHSA-2014:0311 | 2014-03-18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (php) | RHSA-2013:1615 | 2013-11-20 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (php53) | RHSA-2013:1307 | 2013-09-30 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | php | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Application Stack v2 for Enterprise Linux (v.5) | php | Will not fix |
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