CVE-2008-5624
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CVE-2008-5624 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.. EPSS estimates a 2.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Php | Php | 5.0.0 |
| Php | Php | 5.0.1 |
| Php | Php | 5.0.2 |
| Php | Php | 5.0.3 |
| Php | Php | 5.0.4 |
| Php | Php | 5.0.5 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.0 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.1 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.2 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.3 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.4 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.5 |
| Php | Php | 5.1.6 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.0 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.1 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.2 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.3 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.4 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.5 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.6 |
| Php | Php | 5.2.7 |
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