Race condition in the symlink function in PHP 5.1.6 and earlier allows local users to bypass the open_basedir restriction by using a combination of symlink, mkdir, and unlink functions to change the file path after the open_basedir check and before the file is opened by the underlying system, as demonstrated by symlinking a symlink into a subdirectory, to point to a parent directory via .. (dot dot) sequences, and then unlinking the resulting symlink.
2006-10-10T04:06:00.000
2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Deferred
CVSSv2: 6.2 (MEDIUM)
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
1.9
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | php | php | ≤ 5.1.6 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.6 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.0.7 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.2.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.2.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.2.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.2.3 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.3 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.4 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.5 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.6 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.7 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.8 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.9 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.10 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.3.11 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.4.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.4.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.4.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.4.3 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 4.4.4 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0.3 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0.4 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.0.5 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.1.0 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.1.1 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.1.2 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.1.3 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.1.4 | Yes |
| Application | php | php | 5.1.5 | Yes |