CVE-2009-3558

php: safe_mode / open_basedir security fixes in 5.3.1

Published Nov 23, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The posix_mkfifo function in ext/posix/posix.c in PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions, and create FIFO files, via the pathname and mode arguments, as demonstrated by creating a .htaccess file.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3539 The posix_mkfifo function in ext/posix/posix.c in PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions, and create FIFO files, via the pathname and mode arguments, as demonstrated by creating a .htaccess file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-862-1 PHP vulnerabilities
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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 6:31 AM
Reserved
Oct 5, 2009, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 23, 2009, 5:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:11 PM
Severity
Public date
Sep 30, 2009, 12:00 AM