CVE-2004-1063 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2004-1063?

CVE-2004-1063 is a critical vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 8 Dec 2004. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PHP 4.x to 4.3.9, and PHP 5.x to 5.0.2, when running in safe mode on a multithreaded Unix webserver, allows local users to bypass safe_mode_exec_dir restrictions and execute commands outside of the intended safe_mode_exec_dir via shell metacharacters in the current directory name. NOTE: this issue was originally REJECTed by its CNA before publication, but that decision is in active dispute. This candidate may change significantly in the future as a result of further discussion.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1063?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Php Php.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1063?

No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1063 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2004-1063 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1063 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-8w9g-f9jw-3mqv.