CVE-2006-4481 Information

Description

The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings which allows local users to bypass the settings. NOTE: the error_log function is covered by CVE-2006-3011 and the imap_open function is covered by CVE-2006-1017.

Reference

http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 http://secunia.com/advisories/21842 http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:162 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318