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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 restrictions by placing a safe…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
PhpPhp
through 5.3.3
Versions 1.0, 2.0, 2.0b10, 3.0, 3.0.1

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