CVE-2007-5900

Publication date 20 November 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

PHP before 5.2.5 allows local users to bypass protection mechanisms configured through php_admin_value or php_admin_flag in httpd.conf by using ini_set to modify arbitrary configuration variables, a different issue than CVE-2006-4625.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
php5	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 5.2.4-2ubuntu5.5
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 5.2.3-1ubuntu6.5
	7.04 feisty	Ignored
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.13

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Notes

jdstrand

requires malicious script

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
php5	Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.8&r2=1.39.2.2.2.9 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.9&r2=1.39.2.2.2.10 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.13&r2=1.39.2.2.2.14 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.14&r2=1.39.2.2.2.15 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.34.2.1.2.4&r2=1.34.2.1.2.5 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.34.2.1.2.5&r2=1.34.2.1.2.6 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_vm_def.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.59.2.29.2.47&r2=1.59.2.29.2.48 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_vm_execute.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.62.2.30.2.48&r2=1.62.2.30.2.49 Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.26&r2=1.39.2.2.2.27

Package

Patch details

php5

Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.8&r2=1.39.2.2.2.9
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.9&r2=1.39.2.2.2.10
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.13&r2=1.39.2.2.2.14
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.14&r2=1.39.2.2.2.15
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.34.2.1.2.4&r2=1.34.2.1.2.5
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.34.2.1.2.5&r2=1.34.2.1.2.6
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_vm_def.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.59.2.29.2.47&r2=1.59.2.29.2.48
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_vm_execute.h?hideattic=1&r1=1.62.2.30.2.48&r2=1.62.2.30.2.49
Upstream: http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/ZendEngine2/zend_ini.c?hideattic=1&r1=1.39.2.2.2.26&r2=1.39.2.2.2.27

References

MITRE
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Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-720-1
PHP vulnerabilities
12 February 2009

Other references

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-5900