SB2016052201 - Path traversal in PHP 

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SB2016052201 - Path traversal in PHP

Published: May 22, 2016 Updated: November 28, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2016052201
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2014-9767)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in ZipArchive::extractTo function in ext/zip/php_zip.c and in and ext/zip/ext_zip.cpp in HHVM. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted zip archive to the affected application and create arbitrary empty directories on the system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References