CVE-2007-1461

Description

The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper provided by the bz2 extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read bzip2 archives located outside of the intended directories.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.95% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/25056 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php
http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html vendor advisory
http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-21-2007.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22954 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-1461?
CVE-2007-1461 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-1461?
To fix CVE-2007-1461, 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-2007-1461 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2007-1461 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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