FKIE_CVE-2008-2665

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-06-20 01:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:54
Severity
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/32746
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35074
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/35650
cve@mitre.orghttp://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlUS Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=124654546101607&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=125631037611762&w=2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/32746
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35074
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/35650
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.htmlUS Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
php php 5.2.6
To clipboard 

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "matchCriteriaId": "A782CA26-9C38-40A8-92AE-D47B14D2FCE3",
              "vulnerable": true
            }
          ],
          "negate": false,
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "Vulnerabilidad de Salto de Directorio en la funci\u00f3n posix_access de PHP 5.2.6 y versiones anteriores permite a atacantes remotos saltarse la restricciones safe_mode mediante un .. (punto punto) en una URL hhtp, lo que provoca que la URL se canonicalice (redirija)  a un fichero local despu\u00e9s de pasar correctamente la comprobaci\u00f3n safe_mode."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2008-2665",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:54:11.617",
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "cvssData": {
          "accessComplexity": "LOW",
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "availabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "baseScore": 5.0,
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N",
          "version": "2.0"
        },
        "exploitabilityScore": 10.0,
        "impactScore": 2.9,
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "type": "Primary",
        "userInteractionRequired": false
      }
    ]
  },
  "published": "2008-06-20T01:41:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=124654546101607\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=125631037611762\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32746"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35074"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35650"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297"
    },
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/May/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=124654546101607\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq\u0026m=125631037611762\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/32746"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35074"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35650"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200811-05.xml"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/54"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3941"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3549"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0035"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501376/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29797"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020327"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ],
      "url": "http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-133A.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1297"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43196"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vendorComments": [
    {
      "comment": "We do not consider these to be security issues.  For more details see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1\nand http://www.php.net/security-note.php\n",
      "lastModified": "2008-06-26T00:00:00",
      "organization": "Red Hat"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-22"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}



Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.





Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.

Sightings

Author Source Type Date Other

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Related by attack behaviour

Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.