full-disclosure - flaw in php_exec

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Message-ID: <200406242032.24805.npguy@websurfer.com.np>
From: npguy at websurfer.com.np (npguy)
Subject: flaw in php_exec_dir patch

is your safe mode on? .. whats ur platorm. 
give more details! 

On Wednesday 23 June 2004 07:05 am, VeNoMouS wrote:
> Found a issue last night while testing php_exec_dir patch
>
> if you do the following
>
> $blah=`ps aux`;
> echo nl2br($blah);
>
> php_exec_dir will block the call if you have set the exec_dir parm in php
> or apache
>
> anyway.... if you do this
>
> $blah=`;ps aux`;
> echo nl2br($blah);
>
> it bypasses the exec block and excutes the ps due to the ';', as bash
> interrupts ';' as a new cmd, ive emailed the author but no response.