PHP 5 before 5.2.7 does not properly initialize the page_uid and page_gid global variables for use by the SAPI php_getuid function, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via variable settings that are intended to be restricted to root, as demonstrated by a setting of /etc for the error_log variable.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T10:56:47.366Z
Reserved: 2008-12-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-5624

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-12-17T17:30:00.453
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-5624
