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Title: Apache mod_php Global Variables Information Disclosure Weakness

Severity: MODERATE

Description:

Apache is a freely available, open source web server software package. It is distributed and maintained by the Apache Group. Mod_PHP is an Apache module which allows for PHP functionality in websites.

A weakness has been reported to exist in Apache mod_php module that may allow remote attackers to disclose sensitive information via influencing global variables.

The issue reportedly presents itself when the php.ini configuration file has the parameter setting 'register_globals = on'. If a request is made to a virtual host which has the setting 'php_admin_flag register_globals off' and another request is made to a different virtual host which does not have "php_admin_flag register_globals off", the original setting may continue to exist. This issue could lead to other vulnerabilities such as php file include, due to an attacker's ability to influence global variables. An attacker may also be able to disclose sensitive information in order to gain unauthorized access.

Affected Products:

  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.0.0
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.0.2
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.0.3
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.0.5
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.1.0
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.1.1
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.2.0
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.2.5
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.0
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.1
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.11
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.12
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.14
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.17
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.18
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.19
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.20
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.22
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.23
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.24
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.25
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.26
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.27
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.28
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.29
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.3
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.4
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.6
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.7 -dev
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 1.3.9
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.0
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.0 a9
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.28
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.28 Beta
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.32
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.35
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.36
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.37
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.38
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.39
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.40
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.41
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.42
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.43
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.44
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.45
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.46
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.47
  • Apache Software Foundation Apache 2.0.48
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.1.0
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.1.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.1.2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.1.3
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.1.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.1.5
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.0
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.3
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.4
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.5
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.6
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.7
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.2.8
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.3.0
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.3.1
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.3.2
  • Apple Mac OS X 10.3.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.0
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.3
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.1.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.0
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.3
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.5
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.6
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.7
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.2.8
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.0
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.1
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.2
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.3
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.4
  • Apple Mac OS X Server 10.3.5
  • BSDI BSD/OS 4.0.0
  • Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.0
  • Caldera OpenLinux Server 3.1.1
  • Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.0
  • Caldera OpenLinux Workstation 3.1.1
  • Conectiva Linux 6.0.0
  • Conectiva Linux 7.0.0
  • Conectiva Linux 8.0.0
  • Conectiva Linux 9.0.0
  • Debian Linux 2.2.0
  • Debian Linux 2.2.0 68k
  • Debian Linux 2.2.0 alpha
  • Debian Linux 2.2.0 arm
  • Debian Linux 2.2.0 powerpc
  • Debian Linux 2.2.0 sparc
  • Debian Linux 2.3.0
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 alpha
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 arm
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 hppa
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 ia-32
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 ia-64
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 m68k
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 mips
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 mipsel
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 ppc
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 s/390
  • Debian Linux 3.0.0 sparc
  • EnGarde Secure Linux 1.0.1
  • Gentoo Linux 1.2.0
  • Gentoo Linux 1.4.0 _rc1
  • HP HP-UX (VVOS) 11.0.0 4
  • HP Secure OS software for Linux 1.0.0
  • HP VirtualVault 4.5.0
  • HP VirtualVault 4.6.0
  • HP Webproxy 2.0.0
  • IBM HTTP Server 1.3.19
  • Immunix Immunix OS 7+
  • MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 1.0.1
  • MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1.0
  • MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 2.1.0 x86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 10.0.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 10.0.0 amd64
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 7.1.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 7.2.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.0.0 ppc
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.1.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.1.0 ia64
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.2.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 8.2.0 ppc
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.0.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.1.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.1.0 ppc
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.2.0
  • MandrakeSoft Linux Mandrake 9.2.0 amd64
  • MandrakeSoft Single Network Firewall 7.2.0
  • Netscreen NetScreen-Global PRO Express Policy Manager Server
  • Netscreen NetScreen-Global PRO Policy Manager Server
  • OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.8.0
  • OpenBSD OpenBSD 2.9.0
  • OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.0
  • OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.1
  • OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.3
  • OpenBSD OpenBSD 3.4
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.0.0
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.1.0
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 1.3.0
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG 2.0.0
  • OpenPKG OpenPKG Current
  • Oracle Oracle HTTP Server 9.0.1
  • Oracle Oracle HTTP Server 9.2.0 .0
  • Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2
  • Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2 .1s
  • Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 1.0.2 .2
  • Oracle Oracle9i Application Server 9.0.2
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1 IA64
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux ES 2.1 IA64
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 2.1 IA64
  • RedHat Linux 5.2.0 alpha
  • RedHat Linux 5.2.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux 5.2.0 sparc
  • RedHat Linux 6.2.0 alpha
  • RedHat Linux 6.2.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux 6.2.0 sparc
  • RedHat Linux 7.0.0 alpha
  • RedHat Linux 7.0.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux 7.1.0 alpha
  • RedHat Linux 7.1.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux 7.1.0 ia64
  • RedHat Linux 7.2.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux 7.2.0 ia64
  • RedHat Linux 7.3.0
  • RedHat Linux 7.3.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux 8.0.0
  • RedHat Linux 9.0.0 i386
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Work Station 2.1.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4.0 alpha
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4.0 i386
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 6.4.0 ppc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0.0 alpha
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0.0 i386
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0.0 ppc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.0.0 sparc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1.0 alpha
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1.0 ppc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1.0 sparc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.1.0 x86
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.2.0 i386
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3.0 i386
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3.0 ppc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 7.3.0 sparc
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 8.0.0 i386
  • S.u.S.E. Linux 8.1.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 8.2.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0.0
  • S.u.S.E. Linux Personal 9.0.0 x86_64
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.0
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.1
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.10
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.11
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.12 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.13 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14 f
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.14 m
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.15
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.16
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.17
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.18
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.19
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.2
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.3
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.4
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.5
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.6
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.7
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.8
  • SGI IRIX 6.5.9
  • Slackware Linux 8.0.0
  • Slackware Linux 8.1.0
  • Sun Cobalt Control Station 4100CS
  • Sun Cobalt ManageRaQ v2 3599BD
  • Sun Cobalt ManageRaQ3 3000R-mr
  • Sun Cobalt Qube3 4000WG
  • Sun Cobalt RaQ 550
  • Sun Cobalt RaQ XTR 3500R
  • Sun Cobalt RaQ3 3000R
  • Sun Cobalt RaQ4 3001R
  • Sun Cobalt Velociraptor
  • Sun Solaris 8
  • Sun Solaris 8_x86
  • Sun Solaris 9
  • Sun Solaris 9_x86
  • Sun Solaris 9_x86 Update 2
  • Sun SunOS 5.8.0
  • Sun SunOS 5.8.0 _x86
  • Sun SunOS 5.9.0
  • Sun SunOS 5.9.0 _x86
  • Terra Soft Solutions Yellow Dog Linux 3.0.0
  • Trustix Secure Linux 1.1.0
  • Trustix Secure Linux 1.2.0
  • Trustix Secure Linux 1.5.0
  • Trustix Secure Linux 2.0.0
  • Trustix Secure Linux 2.1.0
  • Unisphere Networks SDX-300 2.0.3

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