Directory traversal vulnerability in the posix_access function in PHP 5.2.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass safe_mode restrictions via a .. (dot dot) in an http URL, which results in the URL being canonicalized to a local filename after the safe_mode check has successfully run.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Osx Php | — | Upgrade macOS to the latest version | Dec 16, 2011 | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade php5 | Dec 10, 2025 | Jun 22, 2008 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/php. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jun 19, 2008 |
| Php | — | Upgrade to PHP version 5.2.7 | Oct 1, 2012 | Jun 19, 2008 |
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