CVE-2006-6383

Public Exploit

Description

PHP 5.2.0 and 4.4 allows local users to bypass safe_mode and open_basedir restrictions via a malicious path and a null byte before a ";" in a session_save_path argument, followed by an allowed path, which causes a parsing inconsistency in which PHP validates the allowed path but sets session.save_path to the malicious path.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.36%
Vendor Advisory openpkg.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory suse.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/24022 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.010.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453938/30/9270/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/24514 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2000 third party advisory
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/session/session.c?r1=1.336.2.53.2.7&r2=1.336.2.53.2.8
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:038 vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/43 third party advisory exploit
http://lists.suse.com/archive/suse-security-announce/2007-Mar/0003.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21508 vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6383?
CVE-2006-6383 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6383?
To fix CVE-2006-6383, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6383 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-6383 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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