[Full-Disclosure] Re: Information Disclosure with Invision Board installation (fwd)

From: Bonemach (bonemachat_private)
Date: Wed Sep 25 2002 - 23:38:36 PDT

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    You might also want to send the PHP error messages to syslog instead of 
    to the web. This can be configured in php.ini
    
    Bone Machine
    
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    Ka wrote:
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    > Well, Gossi,
    > 
    > I agree with your standpoint. Some "project leaders"
    > easily turn into "project defenders" when one takes
    > a closer look at their project. .o)
    > 
    > 
    > So the advice for any server with "Invision Board" installed 
    > is to disable phpinfo() in the php startup file in addition
    > to setting safe-mode = On and perhaps specifying a special 
    > safe_mode_exec_dir.
    > 
    > 
    > - -- see /etc/php.ini --
    > 
    > ; This directive allows you to disable certain functions for security reasons.
    > ; It receives a comma-deliminated list of function names.  This directive is
    > ; *NOT* affected by whether Safe Mode is turned On or Off.
    > disable_functions = phpinfo
    > 
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    > 
    > Ka
    > - -- 
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