CVE-2007-4850

Publication date 24 January 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
php4	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life
php5	9.10 karmic	Fixed 5.2.6-1ubuntu4
	9.04 jaunty	Fixed 5.2.6-1ubuntu4
	8.10 intrepid	Fixed 5.2.6-1ubuntu4
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.3
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.4
	7.04 feisty	Fixed 5.2.1-0ubuntu1.6
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not affected

Notes

jdstrand

safe mode and open_basedir. Dapper not affected (code does not exist)

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
php5	Debdiff: http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15065228/php5_5.2.4-2ubuntu5.2.debdiff Other: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/curl/interface.c?r1=1.62.2.14.2.33&r2=1.62.2.14.2.34&view=patch

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)