suPHP before 0.6.3 allows local users to gain privileges via (1) a race condition that involves multiple symlink changes to point a file owned by a different user, or (2) a symlink to the directory of a different user, which is used to determine privileges.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Suphp | Sebastian_marsching | * | 0.6.2 (including) |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Suphp | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://lists.marsching.biz/pipermail/suphp/2008-March/001750.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29615
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29872
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1550
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28568
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1073/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41582
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00014.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00075.html
- http://lists.marsching.biz/pipermail/suphp/2008-March/001750.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29615
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29648
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29872
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1550
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28568
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1073/references
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=439687
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41582
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00014.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00075.html