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>> PHP "glob()" Function Arguments Processing Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
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Title : PHP "glob()" Function Arguments Processing Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-2547
CVE ID : CVE-2007-3806
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2007-07-17
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A vulnerability has been identified in PHP, which could be exploited by malicious users to bypass security restrictions and execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error when handling uninitialized structures within the "glob()" function, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code via a specially crafted PHP script and bypass "open_basedir" and "safe_mode" restrictions.
Affected Products
PHP version 5.2.3 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.4 :
http://www.php.net/downloads.php
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2547
Credits
Vulnerability reported by shinnai.
ChangeLog
2007-07-17 : Initial release
2007-08-31 : Updated Solution
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