GHSA-2xvw-fxc9-x223

GHSA-2xvw-fxc9-x223 PUBLISHED

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 14, 2022

The pcntl_exec implementation in PHP before 5.4.41, 5.5.x before 5.5.25, and 5.6.x before 5.6.9 truncates a pathname upon encountering a \x00 character, which might allow remote attackers to bypass intended extension restrictions and execute files with unexpected names via a crafted first argument. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2006-7243.

Timeline

May 14, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-2xvw-fxc9-x223
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-2xvw-fxc9-x223

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-2xvw-fxc9-x223/fixes/registry"

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