CVE-2007-1583 Information

Description

The mb_parse_str function in PHP 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1 sets the internal register_globals flag and does not disable it in certain cases when a script terminates which allows remote attackers to invoke available PHP scripts with register_globals functionality that is not detectable by these scripts as demonstrated by forcing a memory_limit violation.

Reference

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=306172 http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce//2007/Jul/msg00004.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2007-0155.html http://secunia.com/advisories/24909 http://secunia.com/advisories/24924 http://secunia.com/advisories/24945 http://secunia.com/advisories/24965 http://secunia.com/advisories/25056 http://secunia.com/advisories/25057 http://secunia.com/advisories/25062 http://secunia.com/advisories/25445 http://secunia.com/advisories/26235 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-19.xml http://us2.php.net/releases/4_4_7.php http://us2.php.net/releases/5_2_2.php http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1283 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:088 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:089 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:090 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_32_php.html http://www.php-security.org/MOPB/MOPB-26-2007.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0153.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0162.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/466166/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23016 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25159 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-455-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2732 https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1268 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval3Aorg.mitre.oval3Adef3A10245