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Re: [Full-Disclosure] VERY HIGH VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE !!! MASS ROOT POSSIBLE !!! PLEASE BE ATTENTIVE !!!



On Saturday 03 July 2004 11:09, Duncan Hill wrote:
> On Saturday 03 July 2004 05:40, Frog M@n wrote:

>
> php.ini
> register_globals = off
> and/or
> allow_url_fopen = false
>
> For php versions < 4.0.4, compile with --disable-url-fopen-wrapper
>
> Basic comprehension skills, and a quick check of the PHP manual tells you
> all you need to know.  The PHP folks have advocated for over a year to
> disable register_globals and use the super globals instead.

Indeed.  But the fact that many READMEs of php code still say something like 
"Sadly, there is a bug in <distribution foobar> in the php.ini file. Set 
register_globals to ON, otherwise this software will not function."
That they even dare calling it a "bug" is beyond arrogance.

Maarten

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