PHP up to 5.1.4 tempnam cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP. Affected by this vulnerability is the function tempnam. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2006-2660. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP (Programming Language Software). Affected by this issue is the function tempnam. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Buffer consumption vulnerability in the tempnam function in PHP 5.1.4 and 4.x before 4.4.3 allows local users to bypass restrictions and create PHP files with fixed names in other directories via a pathname argument longer than MAXPATHLEN, which prevents a unique string from being appended to the filename.

The bug was discovered 06/11/2006. The weakness was published 06/13/2006 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-2660 since 05/30/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22053 (Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2006:122)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (27049), Tenable (22053), SecurityFocus (BID 11523†), OSVDB (27080†) and Secunia (SA21125†). Similar entries are available at VDB-2131, VDB-2339, VDB-24001 and VDB-30810. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 22053
Nessus Name: Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : php (MDKSA-2006:122)
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OpenVAS ID: 110173
OpenVAS Name: PHP version smaller than 5.2.0
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/12/2015 +3153 days 🔍
06/23/2019 +1564 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-2660 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2660
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30800
X-Force: 27049
SecurityFocus: 11523
Secunia: 21125 - Ubuntu update for PHP, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 27080 - CVE-2006-2660 - PHP - Buffer Consumption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016271
Vulnerability Center: 12334 - PHP Filenames Restriction Bypass in the tempnam Function, Medium

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Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 06/23/2019 07:32
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (77), 06/23/2019 07:32 (6)
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