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title: "CVE-2007-4596\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2007-4596

Publication date 30 August 2007

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Negligible**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The perl extension in PHP does not follow safe\_mode restrictions, which
allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via the Perl
eval function. NOTE: this might only be a vulnerability in limited
environments.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-4596?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| php4 | 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, was needed |
| php5 | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.10 edgy | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life, was needed |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [kees](https://launchpad.net/~kees)

safe\_mode not supported

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-4596)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4596)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2007-4596)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-4596)

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4596>