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Bug #22475 Include() not limited in safe mode
Submitted: 2003-02-28 07:17 UTC Modified: 2003-03-09 19:19 UTC
Votes:2
Avg. Score:5.0 ± 0.0
Reproduced:2 of 2 (100.0%)
Same Version:1 (50.0%)
Same OS:2 (100.0%)
From: oliver at summertime dot net Assigned:
Status: No Feedback Package: Filesystem function related
PHP Version: 4.3.0 OS: Linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2003-02-28 07:17 UTC] oliver at summertime dot net
Hi,

in PHP 4.2.2 I get the following error when I want to include '/etc/passwd':

Warning: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 500 is not allowed to access /etc/passwd owned by uid 0 in /home/httpd/htdocs/i.php on line 4

Warning: Failed opening '/etc/passwd' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/httpd/htdocs/i.php on line 4

I just upgraded to PHP 4.3.0 and the file will be included without any error message!

readfile() performs right:

Warning: readfile() [function.readfile]: SAFE MODE Restriction in effect. The script whose uid is 500 is not allowed to access /etc/passwd owned by uid 0 in /home/httpd/htdocs/i.php on line 4

Warning: readfile(/etc/passwd) [function.readfile]: failed to create stream: Inappropriate ioctl for device in /home/httpd/htdocs/i.php on line 4

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 [2003-02-28 11:00 UTC] iliaa@php.net
Please try using this CVS snapshot:

  http://snaps.php.net/php4-STABLE-latest.tar.gz
 
For Windows:
 
  http://snaps.php.net/win32/php4-win32-STABLE-latest.zip

Unable to replicate with latest CVS.
 [2003-03-09 19:19 UTC] sniper@php.net
No feedback was provided. The bug is being suspended because
we assume that you are no longer experiencing the problem.
If this is not the case and you are able to provide the
information that was requested earlier, please do so and
change the status of the bug back to "Open". Thank you.


 [2007-09-07 18:17 UTC] ltworf at galileo dot dmi dot unict dot it
I am using PHP Version 4.4.4-8+etch4 and i am experiencing a similar 
problem.
When i open a file with readfile(), safe mode doesn't allow me to 
open the file only if it is contained in a directory with a 
different UID.
If the script and the file to open are owned by different users but 
are located in the same directory, or the file to open is located in 
a directory owned by the same user of the script, i'll be able to 
read the file.
 
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