PHP CVE-2011-2202 Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:48259

Info

PHP CVE-2011-2202 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 48259
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2011-2202
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 14 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:45PM
Credit: <br>Krzysztof Kotowicz
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 8.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
Turbolinux Client 2008
Turbolinux Appliance Server 3.0 x64
Turbolinux Appliance Server 3.0
Turbolinux 11 Server x64
Turbolinux 11 Server 0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 LTSS
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP1
Slackware Linux x86_64 -current
Slackware Linux 13.37 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.37
Slackware Linux 13.1 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.1
Slackware Linux 13.0 x86_64
Slackware Linux 13.0
Slackware Linux 12.2
Slackware Linux 12.1
Slackware Linux 12.0
Slackware Linux 11.0
Slackware Linux -current
Redhat Enterprise Linux WS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux ES 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux AS 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4
Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
PHP PHP 5.3.6
PHP PHP 5.3.5
PHP PHP 5.3.2
PHP PHP 5.3.1
PHP PHP 5.3
PHP PHP 5.2.17
PHP PHP 5.2.15
PHP PHP 5.2.13
PHP PHP 5.2.12
PHP PHP 5.2.11
PHP PHP 5.2.10
PHP PHP 5.2.9 -2
PHP PHP 5.2.9
PHP PHP 5.2.8
PHP PHP 5.2.7
PHP PHP 5.2.6
PHP PHP 5.2.5
PHP PHP 5.2.4
PHP PHP 5.2.3
PHP PHP 5.2.2
PHP PHP 5.2.1
PHP PHP 5.1.6
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 sparc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 powerpc
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 i386
+ Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 6.10 amd64
PHP PHP 5.1.5
PHP PHP 5.1.4
PHP PHP 5.1.3 -RC1
PHP PHP 5.1.3
PHP PHP 5.1.2
PHP PHP 5.1.1
PHP PHP 5.1
PHP PHP 5.0.5
PHP PHP 5.0.4
PHP PHP 5.0.3
PHP PHP 5.0.2
PHP PHP 5.0.1
PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 3
PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 2
PHP PHP 5.0 candidate 1
PHP PHP 5.0 .0
PHP PHP 4.4.9
PHP PHP 4.4.8
PHP PHP 4.4.7
PHP PHP 4.4.6
PHP PHP 4.4.5
PHP PHP 4.4.4
PHP PHP 4.4.3
PHP PHP 4.4.2
PHP PHP 4.4.1
PHP PHP 4.4 .0
PHP PHP 4.3.11
PHP PHP 4.3.10
PHP PHP 4.3.9
PHP PHP 4.3.8
PHP PHP 4.3.7
PHP PHP 4.3.6
PHP PHP 4.3.5
PHP PHP 4.3.4
PHP PHP 4.3.3
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0 x86_64
+ S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0
+ Turbolinux Home
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux 10 F...
+ Turbolinux Turbolinux Desktop 10.0
PHP PHP 4.3.2
PHP PHP 4.3.1
PHP PHP 4.3
PHP PHP 4.2.3
PHP PHP 4.2.2
PHP PHP 4.2.1
PHP PHP 4.2 .0
PHP PHP 4.1.2
PHP PHP 4.1.1
PHP PHP 4.1 .0
PHP PHP 4.0.7
PHP PHP 4.0.6
PHP PHP 4.0.5
PHP PHP 4.0.4
PHP PHP 4.0.3
+ Debian Linux 2.2 sparc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 powerpc
+ Debian Linux 2.2 IA-32
+ Debian Linux 2.2 arm
+ Debian Linux 2.2 alpha
+ Debian Linux 2.2 68k
+ Debian Linux 2.2
+ Sun Cobalt Control Station 4100CS
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 Japanese 4000WGJ
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 Japanese w/ Caching and RAID 4100WGJ
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 Japanese w/Caching 4010WGJ
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR 3500R
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR Japanese 3500R-ja
PHP PHP 4.0.2
PHP PHP 4.0.1
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 4000WG
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 w/ Caching and RAID 4100WG
+ Sun Cobalt Qube3 w/Caching 4010WG
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 3001R
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 Japanese RAID 3100R-ja
+ Sun Cobalt RaQ4 RAID 3100R
PHP PHP 4.0 0
PHP PHP 3.0.18
PHP PHP 3.0.17
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 x86
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.1 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 7.1
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 sparc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 ppc
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 i386
+ SuSE Linux 7.0 alpha
+ SuSE Linux 7.0
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.2
+ Trustix Secure Linux 1.1
PHP PHP 3.0.16
PHP PHP 3.0.15
PHP PHP 3.0.14
PHP PHP 3.0.13
PHP PHP 3.0.12
PHP PHP 3.0.11
PHP PHP 3.0.10
PHP PHP 3.0.9
PHP PHP 3.0.8
PHP PHP 3.0.7
PHP PHP 3.0.6
PHP PHP 3.0.5
PHP PHP 3.0.4
PHP PHP 3.0.3
PHP PHP 3.0.2
PHP PHP 3.0.1
PHP PHP 3.0 0
PHP PHP 5.3.5
PHP PHP 5.3.4 RC1
PHP PHP 5.3.4
PHP PHP 5.3.3
PHP PHP 5.2.14
PHP PHP 5.2
Oracle Linux 5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
Oracle Enterprise Linux 4
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Kolab Kolab Groupware Server 2.2.4
Kolab Kolab Groupware Server 2.3.2
Kolab Kolab Groupware Server 2.3.1
HP System Management Homepage 6.2.2 7
HP System Management Homepage 6.0 .96
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2 .77
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.1 .73
HP System Management Homepage 3.0 .68
HP System Management Homepage 3.0 .64
HP System Management Homepage 6.3
HP System Management Homepage 6.2.0-12
HP System Management Homepage 6.2
HP System Management Homepage 6.2
HP System Management Homepage 6.1.0.103
HP System Management Homepage 6.1.0.102
HP System Management Homepage 6.1.0-103
HP System Management Homepage 6.1
HP System Management Homepage 6.0.0.95
HP System Management Homepage 6.0.0-95
HP System Management Homepage 6.0
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2.77 B
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.2-77
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.1-73
HP System Management Homepage 3.0.0-68
HP System Management Homepage 0
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 7.3 -2
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 7.3 -1
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 7.3
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 7.2 -2
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 1.2
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 1.1 -1
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 2.2
HP OpenVMS Secure Web Server 2.1-1
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 sparc
Debian Linux 5.0 s/390
Debian Linux 5.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 5.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 5.0 mips
Debian Linux 5.0 m68k
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 5.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 5.0 hppa
Debian Linux 5.0 armel
Debian Linux 5.0 arm
Debian Linux 5.0 amd64
Debian Linux 5.0 alpha
Debian Linux 5.0
Avaya Voice Portal 5.1.2
Avaya Voice Portal 5.1.1
Avaya Voice Portal 5.1 SP1
Avaya Voice Portal 5.1
Avaya Voice Portal 5.0 SP2
Avaya Voice Portal 5.0 SP1
Avaya Voice Portal 5.0
Avaya IP Office Application Server 8.0
Avaya IP Office Application Server 7.0
Avaya IP Office Application Server 6.1
Avaya IP Office Application Server 6.0
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.2.1
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.2
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.1
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 5.0
Avaya Aura SIP Enablement Services 4.0
Avaya Aura Session Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Session Manager 1.1
Avaya Aura Messaging 6.0.1
Avaya Aura Messaging 6.0
Avaya Aura Experience Portal 6.0
Avaya Aura Communication Manager Utility Services 6.2
Avaya Aura Communication Manager Utility Services 6.1
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Avaya Aura Communication Manager Utility Services 6.0
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 6.0.1
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 6.0
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.2
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 5.1
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 4.0
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 4.0
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 6.1.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 6.1
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.3
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2.2
Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services 5.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.2
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.1
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.7
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.6
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.4
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.7.2
Apple Mac OS X 10.7.1
Apple Mac OS X 10.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.8
Apple Mac OS X 10.6.7
Apple Mac OS X 10.6
Not Vulnerable: PHP PHP 5.3.7
Kolab Kolab Groupware Server 2.3.3
HP System Management Homepage 7.0
Avaya Aura Communication Manager 6.3
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server DEFINITY Server SI/CS
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8100
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8300
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8500
+ Avaya Communication Manager Server S8700
Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.3
Apple Mac OS X 10.7.3

Discussion

PHP CVE-2011-2202 Security Bypass Vulnerability

PHP is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

Successful exploits will allow an attacker to create arbitrary files from the root directory, which may aid in further attacks.

PHP 5.3.6 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

PHP CVE-2011-2202 Security Bypass Vulnerability

The following exploit code is available:

Solution / Fix

PHP CVE-2011-2202 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Slackware Linux 12.2

Apple Mac OS X 10.6.8

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.7.2

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Apple Mac OS X 10.7.1

Slackware Linux 13.37

Apple Mac OS X Server 10.6.8

References

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