CVE-2009-4018

Summary

CVECVE-2009-4018
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2009-11-29 13:07:32 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe proc_open function in ext/standard/proc_open.c in PHP before 5.2.11 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 does not enforce the (1) safe_mode_allowed_env_vars and (2) safe_mode_protected_env_vars directives, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute programs with an arbitrary environment via the env parameter, as demonstrated by a crafted value of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 2.0b10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.11 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.12 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.13 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.14 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.15 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.16 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.17 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.18 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.8 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 beta_4_patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 patch2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.3 patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.4 patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc4 All All
Application Php Php 4.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2 All dev All
Application Php Php 4.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.10 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.11 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.6 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.7 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.8 All All All
Application Php Php 5.2.9 All All All
Application Php Php 5.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
PHP 'proc_open()' 'safe_mode_protected_env_var' Restriction-Bypass Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
PHP: Diff of /php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/standard/proc_open.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch
PHP: PHP 5 ChangeLog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.php.net
HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2009:303 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
'[security bulletin] HPSBUX02543 SSRT100152 rev.1 - HP-UX Running Apache with PHP, Remote Denial of S' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
HP System Management Homepage Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: php 5.3.1 - proc_open() bypass PHP' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Patch
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
www.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.itrc.hp.com
PHP: Diff of /php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_2/ext/standard/proc_open.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch
PHP :: Bug #49026 :: proc_open() can bypass safe_mode_protected_env_vars restrictions af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.php.net Exploit, Patch
'Re: [oss-security] CVE request: php 5.3.1 update' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Patch
HP-UX update for Apache with PHP - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: php 5.3.1 - proc_open() bypass PHP Bug #49026 [was: Re: CVE request: php 5.3.1 update] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
PHP: Revision 286360 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 svn.php.net Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-11-30Tomas HogerWe do not consider safe_mode / open_basedir restriction bypass issues being security sensitive. For more details see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and http://www.php.net/security-note.php

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