# CVE-2006-7243: PHP before 5.3.4 accepts the \\0 character in a pathname, which might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restriction

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-01-18 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44951
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=305412
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/5
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=133469208622507&w=2
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/11
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_3_4.php
- http://svn.php.net/viewvc?view=revision&revision=305507
- http://www.madirish.net/?article=436
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55078
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/10
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2011/Mar/msg00006.html
- http://bugs.php.net/39863
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/11/18/4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1307.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:254
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1615.html
- http://www.php.net/archive/2010.php#id2010-12-10-1
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=132871655717248&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12569
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/9
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0311.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158915.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-May/158616.html

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