The PHP 5.2 development branch has been updated, fixing over 40 bugs.

"Version 5.2.13 comes highly recommended for all PHP 5.2.x users, as it includes a number of security-related fixes," according to The H Security. "These include a bug when validating the safe_mode configuration variable in the tempnam() function which arises when the path does not end in /). An open_basedir/safe_mode bypass vulnerability in the session extension has also been fixed."

"More details about the release, including other significant changes, can be found in the release announcement and change log," the article states.

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