CVE-1999-0058

Summary

CVE-1999-0058 is a significant vulnerability affecting the PHP cgi program, identified as php.cgi. This issue involves a buffer overflow, allowing an attacker to inject malicious code and potentially gain shell access to the affected system. The vulnerability arises due to insufficient bounds checking in the PHP cgi program, making it a serious threat to web servers using this software. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution and potential compromise of sensitive data. System administrators are advised to apply the available patch or upgrade to a secure version of PHP as soon as possible to mitigate this risk.

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