# CVE-2014-0185: sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm\_unix.c in the FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) in PHP before 5.4.28 and 5.5.x before 5.5.12 uses 0666 permissions for the UNIX

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-05-06 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_unix.c in the FastCGI Process Manager (FPM) in PHP before 5.4.28 and 5.5.x before 5.5.12 uses 0666 permissions for the UNIX socket, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted FastCGI client.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/59329
- https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/35ceea928b12373a3b1e3eecdc32ed323223a40d
- https://hoffmann-christian.info/files/php-fpm/0001-Fix-bug-67060-use-default-mode-of-660.patch
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/php5/+bug/1307027
- https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=67060
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59061
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php
- http://www.php.net/archive/2014.php#id2014-05-01-1
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6443
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1092815
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00012.html

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