PHP 4.4.0 curl/gd information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in PHP 4.4.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component curl/gd. This manipulation causes information disclosure. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-3054. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in PHP 4.4.0 (Programming Language Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component curl/gd. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

fopen_wrappers.c in PHP 4.4.0, and possibly other versions, does not properly restrict access to other directories when the open_basedir directive includes a trailing slash, which allows PHP scripts in one directory to access files in other directories whose names are substrings of the original directory.

The bug was discovered 09/27/2005. The weakness was shared 10/31/2005 by Stefan Esser with Hardened-PHP Project (Website). The advisory is shared at hardened-php.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-3054 since 09/26/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20624 (Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : php4 vulnerability (USN-207-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 12201 (PHP Safedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 4.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at php.net. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22924), Tenable (20624), SecurityFocus (BID 15413†), OSVDB (20897†) and Secunia (SA17371†). Additional details are provided at informationweek.com. The entries VDB-1773, VDB-1846, VDB-1844 and VDB-1850 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Nessus ID: 20624
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 4.10 / 5.04 : php4 vulnerability (USN-207-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 55857
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200511-08 (PHP)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PHP 4.4.1
Patch: php.net

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09/26/2005 🔍
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09/27/2005 +1 days 🔍
10/19/2005 +22 days 🔍
10/31/2005 +12 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: hardened-php.net
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Hardened-PHP Project
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3054 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3054
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1849
X-Force: 22924 - PHP virtual() bypass security, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 15413 - PHP Apache 2 Virtual() Safe_Mode and Open_Basedir Restriction Bypass Vulnerability
Secunia: 17371 - PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 20897 - PHP w/ Apache 2 SAPI virtual() Function Unspecified INI Setting Disclosure
Vulnerability Center: 9426 - PHP 4.4.0 \x26 5.0.5 Directory Traversal via open_basedir, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1862

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2005 10:25
Updated: 06/29/2025 10:07
Changes: 11/01/2005 10:25 (99), 07/05/2019 08:58 (1), 06/29/2025 10:07 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:A5A:103

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