CVE-2009-3558
N/A
Published: November 23, 2009 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPHP
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The posix_mkfifo function in ext/posix/posix.c in PHP before 5.2.12 and 5.3.x before 5.3.1 allows context-dependent attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions, and create FIFO files, via the pathname and mode arguments, as demonstrated by creating a .htaccess file.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v ≤ 5.2.101.02.02.0b103.03.0.13.0.103.0.113.0.123.0.133.0.143.0.153.0.163.0.173.0.183.0.23.0.33.0.43.0.53.0.63.0.73.0.83.0.94.04.0 beta14.0 beta24.0 beta34.0 beta44.0 beta_4_patch14.0.04.0.14.0.24.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.1.04.1.14.1.24.2.04.2.14.2.24.2.34.3.04.3.14.3.104.3.114.3.24.3.74.4.24.4.74.4.85.0.05.0.0 beta45.0.35.1.15.2.15.2.55.2.65.3.0
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (19)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_APPLE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/37412Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASONExploit
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/6600x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_2/ext/posix/posix.c?view=logx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://svn.php.net/viewvc/php/php-src/branches/PHP_5_3/ext/posix/posix.c?view=logQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-264
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