FKIE_CVE-2007-5900
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2007-11-20 18:46 - Updated: 2026-04-23 00:35
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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"value": "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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"value": "PHP anterior a 5.2.5 permite a usuarios locales evitar mecanismos de protecci\u00f3n configurados a trav\u00e9s de php_admin_value o php_admin_flag en httpd.conf con la utilizaci\u00f3n de ini_set para modificar variables de configuraci\u00f3n de su elecci\u00f3n, un asunto diferente que CVE-2006-4625."
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"id": "CVE-2007-5900",
"lastModified": "2026-04-23T00:35:47.467",
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"accessVector": "LOCAL",
"authentication": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"baseScore": 6.9,
"confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
"version": "2.0"
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"published": "2007-11-20T18:46:00.000",
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"url": "http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=41561"
},
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"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491693/100/0/threaded"
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{
"source": "cve@mitre.org",
"url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1943"
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"url": "http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_5.php"
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"vendorComments": [
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"comment": "The PHP interpreter does not offer a reliable \u0026quot;sandboxed\u0026quot; security layer (as found in, say, a JVM) in which untrusted scripts can be run; any script run by the PHP interpreter must be trusted with the privileges of the interpreter itself. We therefore do not classify this issue as security-sensitive since no trust boundary is crossed.",
"lastModified": "2007-11-21T00:00:00",
"organization": "Red Hat"
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"vulnStatus": "Modified",
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]
}
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