high
7.8
CWE
264
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2007-1461

First published: Wed Mar 14 2007(Updated: )

The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper provided by the bz2 extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read bzip2 archives located outside of the intended directories.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
PHP=5.1.5
PHP=5.1.2
PHP=5.1.1
PHP=5.1.6
PHP=5.0.5
PHP=5.0.1
PHP=5.1.4
PHP=5.0.4
PHP=5.0.3
PHP=5.1.0
PHP=5.2.0
PHP=5.1.3
PHP=5.0.2
PHP=5.2.1
PHP=5.0.0
PHP=4.3.9
PHP=3.0
PHP=4.0-beta1
PHP=3.0.5
PHP=3.0.11
PHP=4.0-beta4
PHP=4.2.0
PHP=3.0.1
PHP=3.0.2
PHP=4.4.4
PHP=4.1.0
PHP=4.3.4
PHP=4.0.4
PHP=4.3.0
PHP=4.0.5
PHP=3.0.8
PHP=4.3.6
PHP=3.0.13
PHP<=4.4.6
PHP=4.3.7
PHP=4.2.2
PHP=4.4.2
PHP=3.0.7
PHP=4.3.2
PHP=4.3.11
PHP=4.0.0
PHP=3.0.6
PHP=3.0.17
PHP=4.0.7
PHP=4.0.2
PHP=4.3.3
PHP=2.0
PHP=4.1.1
PHP=3.0.15
PHP=3.0.16
PHP=4.4.3
PHP=3.0.10
PHP=3.0.4
PHP=4.2.3
PHP=4.4.5
PHP=4.0-beta2
PHP=2.0b10
PHP=4.0.6
PHP=4.1.2
PHP=4.3.1
PHP=3.0.18
PHP=4.0-beta_4_patch1
PHP=4.4.0
PHP=4.3.10
PHP=4.2.1
PHP=4.0.1
PHP=1.0
PHP=3.0.12
PHP=4.4.1
PHP=4.0-beta3
PHP=4.0.3
PHP=3.0.14
PHP=3.0.9
PHP=3.0.3
PHP=4.3.8
PHP=4.3.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2007-1461?

    CVE-2007-1461 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential for unauthorized access to sensitive files.

  • How do I fix CVE-2007-1461?

    To fix CVE-2007-1461, upgrade to PHP version 4.4.7 or later, or 5.2.2 or later which include the necessary security checks.

  • What types of attacks can exploit CVE-2007-1461?

    CVE-2007-1461 can be exploited by remote attackers to read sensitive bzip2 archives located outside the intended directories.

  • Which PHP versions are affected by CVE-2007-1461?

    CVE-2007-1461 affects PHP versions prior to 4.4.7 and 5.x prior to 5.2.2.

  • Is there a workaround for CVE-2007-1461?

    There is no reliable workaround for CVE-2007-1461; upgrading to a fixed version is the recommended approach.

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