PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by placing a safe file extension after this character, as demonstrated by .php\0.jpg at the end of the argument to the file_exists function.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T20:57:41.063Z
Reserved: 2010-12-09T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2006-7243

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2011-01-18T20:00:10.580
Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963
Link: CVE-2006-7243
