The mb_parse_str function in PHP 4.0.0 through 4.4.6 and 5.0.0 through 5.2.1 sets the internal register_globals flag and does not disable it in certain cases when a script terminates, which allows remote attackers to invoke available PHP scripts with register_globals functionality that is not detectable by these scripts, as demonstrated by forcing a memory_limit violation.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Php | — | Apply OS X security update 2007-007 | Dec 16, 2011 | Mar 21, 2007 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Mar 19, 2013 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/php. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 21, 2007 |
| Php | — | Upgrade to PHP version 4.4.7Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.2 | Oct 1, 2012 | Mar 21, 2007 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade php5-xslUpgrade php4-sysvshmUpgrade php5-iconvUpgrade php5-imapUpgrade php5-mcryptUpgrade php5-xmlwriterUpgrade mod_php4-servletUpgrade php5-ftpUpgrade php5-socketsUpgrade php5-mysqlUpgrade mod_php4-apache2Upgrade php5-gmpUpgrade php4-bz2Upgrade php5-ncursesUpgrade php4-xsltUpgrade php5-mhashUpgrade php4-dbaseUpgrade php5-gettextUpgrade php5-xmlreaderUpgrade php5-sysvsemUpgrade php4-ypUpgrade php5-xmlrpcUpgrade php4-mcalUpgrade php5-snmpUpgrade php5-zipUpgrade php5-hashUpgrade php4-unixODBCUpgrade php5-develUpgrade php4-develUpgrade php4-readlineUpgrade php5-pearUpgrade apache2-mod_php4Upgrade apache2-mod_php5Upgrade php5-pcntlUpgrade php5-bcmathUpgrade php5-sysvmsgUpgrade php4-fileproUpgrade php5-pdoUpgrade php4-swfUpgrade php5-fastcgiUpgrade php5-opensslUpgrade php5-jsonUpgrade php4-wddxUpgrade php4-calendarUpgrade php4-snmpUpgrade php5-wddxUpgrade php4-ldapUpgrade php4-pearUpgrade php4-mcryptUpgrade php5-zlibUpgrade php4-mime_magicUpgrade php4-mhashUpgrade php5-ldapUpgrade php4-sysvsemUpgrade php4-mbstringUpgrade php4-bcmathUpgrade php4-gettextUpgrade php5-bz2Upgrade php5-suhosinUpgrade php5-posixUpgrade php4-shmopUpgrade php5-pspellUpgrade php4-imapUpgrade php5-calendarUpgrade php4-recodeUpgrade php4-dbaUpgrade php5-dbaseUpgrade php5-mbstringUpgrade php4-domxmlUpgrade php4-ctypeUpgrade php4-pgsqlUpgrade php5-ctypeUpgrade php5-sqliteUpgrade php4-ftpUpgrade php5-odbcUpgrade php5-curlUpgrade apache-mod_php4Upgrade mod_php4-coreUpgrade php4-fastcgiUpgrade php4-qtdomUpgrade php5-dbaUpgrade php5-tidyUpgrade php4-mysqlUpgrade php5-domUpgrade php4-socketsUpgrade php4-gmpUpgrade php5-pgsqlUpgrade php5-exifUpgrade php4-sessionUpgrade php4-iconvUpgrade php4-gdUpgrade php4-zlibUpgrade php5-shmopUpgrade php5-gdUpgrade php5-sysvshmUpgrade php4-curlUpgrade php4-exifUpgrade php5-soapUpgrade php5-tokenizerUpgrade suse-release | Feb 17, 2015 | Mar 21, 2007 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade php5-cliUpgrade libapache2-mod-php5Upgrade php5-cgiUpgrade php5-sqlite | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 21, 2007 |
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