[imp] PHP security update breaks IMP

Chuck Hagenbuch chuck@horde.org
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 09:21:14 -0400 (EDT)


Quoting Thomas Gebhardt <gebhardt@HRZ.Uni-Marburg.DE>:

> When upgrading from PHP 3.0.16 to PHP 3.0.17 (which fixes the
> recently found format string security bug) I found that I cannot
> send attachments any more (the apache error log mentions a
> segfault when I try to upload an attachment). Downgrading
> to PHP 3.0.16 fixes the flaw.

Unfortunately, 3.0.17 is broken - it's nothing to do with IMP, except that we
happen to hit the broken functionality. The PHP folks know about it, and
hopefully. 3.0.18 will be out soon.

-chuck

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