CVE-2007-5900 (GCVE-0-2007-5900)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2007-11-20 18:00
Modified
2024-08-07 15:47
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
PHP before 5.2.5 allows local users to bypass protection mechanisms configured through php_admin_value or php_admin_flag in httpd.conf by using ini_set to modify arbitrary configuration variables, a different issue than CVE-2006-4625.
References
cve@mitre.org http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=41561
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/27648 Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
cve@mitre.org http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
cve@mitre.org http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
cve@mitre.org http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
cve@mitre.org http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.org https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=41561
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/27648 Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/27659
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/30040
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://securitytracker.com/id?1018934
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2007-0242
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.2.5
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943
Impacted products
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