Description
Race condition in the symlink function in PHP 5.1.6 and earlier allows local users to bypass the open_basedir restriction by using a combination of symlink, mkdir, and unlink functions to change the file path after the open_basedir check and before the file is opened by the underlying system, as demonstrated by symlinking a symlink into a subdirectory, to point to a parent directory via .. (dot dot) sequences, and then unlinking the resulting symlink.
Published: 2006-10-06
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2006-5163 Race condition in the symlink function in PHP 5.1.6 and earlier allows local users to bypass the open_basedir restriction by using a combination of symlink, mkdir, and unlink functions to change the file path after the open_basedir check and before the file is opened by the underlying system, as demonstrated by symlinking a symlink into a subdirectory, to point to a parent directory via .. (dot dot) sequences, and then unlinking the resulting symlink.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T19:41:04.388Z

Reserved: 2006-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-5178

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2006-10-10T04:06:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2006-5178

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