CVE-2006-7243

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.58% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory marc.info Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44951 vdb entry
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=305412 patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/5 mailing list patch
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2 vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/11 mailing list
http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=305507 patch
http://www.madirish.net/?article=436
http://secunia.com/advisories/55078 third party advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/10 mailing list patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://bugs.php.net/39863 patch exploit
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/4 mailing list patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:254 vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1615.html vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2 vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12569 vdb entry signature
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/9 mailing list patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0311.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158915.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158616.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/159031.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4581

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-7243?
CVE-2006-7243 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-7243?
To fix CVE-2006-7243, 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-2006-7243 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-7243 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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