bugtraq - Re: SecurityReason : PHP 5.2.6 dba

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Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 10:00:14 -0500
From: Ilia Alshanetsky <ilia@...host.org>
To: Eygene Ryabinkin <rea-sec@...elabs.ru>
Cc: Maksymilian Arciemowicz <cxib@...urityreason.com>,
	bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: SecurityReason : PHP 5.2.6 dba_replace() destroying file

The PHP 4.X tree has been discontinued and all users should upgrade to  
the 5.x tree.


On 6-Dec-08, at 7:47 AM, Eygene Ryabinkin wrote:

> Maksymilian, Ilia, good day.
>
> Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 11:54:44PM -0000, cxib@...urityreason.com wrote:
>> [ SecurityReason.com PHP 5.2.6 dba_replace() destroying file ]
> [...]
>> - --- 1. dba_replace() destroying file ---
>>
>> Function dba_replace() are not filtring strings key and value. There
>> is a possibility the destruction of the file.
>
> This vulnerability exists in 4.x line as well and it is still  
> unpatched.
> Had verified it for dba extension from 4.4.9.
>
> According to the revision log,
>  http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/dba/libinifile/inifile.c?view=log&pathrev=
> there is no fix in the official PHP tree for 4.x yet.
> -- 
> Eygene

Ilia Alshanetsky