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CVE-2012-1171

The libxml RSHUTDOWN function in PHP 5.x allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism and rea

The libxml RSHUTDOWN function in PHP 5.x allows remote attackers to bypass the open_basedir protection mechanism and read arbitrary files via vectors involving a stream_close method call during use of a custom stream wrapper.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00162
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
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Affected Products & Versions

1
phpall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

5
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · secalert@redhat.com
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Published to NVD15 Feb 2014 · 02:57 PM
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References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=61367
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=802591
https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/ext/libxml/tests/bug61367-read.phptVendor Advisory
https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/ext/libxml/tests/bug61367-write.phpt
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