CVE-2007-1461

Publication date 14 March 2007

Last updated 17 July 2025

Ubuntu priority

Description

The compress.bzip2:// URL wrapper provided by the bz2 extension in PHP before 4.4.7, and 5.x before 5.2.2, does not implement safemode or open_basedir checks, which allows remote attackers to read bzip2 archives located outside of the intended directories.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
php4	9.10 karmic	Not in release
	9.04 jaunty	Not in release
	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	7.04 feisty	Not in release
	6.10 edgy	Ignored end of life, was needed
	6.06 LTS dapper	Ignored end of life

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https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-1461

CVE-2007-1461

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