Directory traversal vulnerability in PHP 5.2.4 and earlier allows attackers to bypass open_basedir restrictions and possibly execute arbitrary code via a .. (dot dot) in the dl function.
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-01/msg00006.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/27102
http://secunia.com/advisories/28658
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3119
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36528
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200710-02.xml
Published: 2007-09-12
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: High