CVE-2009-3557

Publication date 23 November 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

The tempnam function in ext/standard/file.c in PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions, and create files in group-writable or world-writable directories, via the dir and prefix arguments.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 9.10 karmic
Fixed 5.2.10.dfsg.1-2ubuntu6.3
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 5.2.6.dfsg.1-3ubuntu4.4
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 5.2.6-2ubuntu4.5
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.9
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.17

Notes

mdeslaur

safe_mode is not supported

Patch details

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Package Patch details
php5

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-862-1
    • PHP vulnerabilities
    • 26 November 2009

Other references