// For flags

CVE-2014-5120

php: gd extension NUL byte injection in file names

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

gd_ctx.c in the GD component in PHP 5.4.x before 5.4.32 and 5.5.x before 5.5.16 does not ensure that pathnames lack %00 sequences, which might allow remote attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via crafted input to an application that calls the (1) imagegd, (2) imagegd2, (3) imagegif, (4) imagejpeg, (5) imagepng, (6) imagewbmp, or (7) imagewebp function.

gd_ctx.c en el componente GD en PHP 5.4.x anterior a 5.4.32 y 5.5.x anterior a 5.5.16 no asegura que a los nombres de rutas les falten las secuencias %00, lo que podría permitir a atacantes remotos sobrescribir ficheros arbitrarios a través de entradas manipuladas en una aplicación que llama la función (1) imagegd, (2) imagegd2, (3) imagegif, (4) imagejpeg, (5) imagepng, (6) imagewbmp o (7) imagewebp.

It was found that PHP's gd extension did not properly handle file names with a null character. A remote attacker could possibly use this flaw to make a PHP application access unexpected files and bypass intended file system access restrictions.

PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language commonly used with the Apache HTTP Server. PHP's fileinfo module provides functions used to identify a particular file according to the type of data contained by the file. A buffer overflow flaw was found in the way the File Information extension processed certain Pascal strings. A remote attacker able to make a PHP application using fileinfo convert a specially crafted Pascal string provided by an image file could cause that application to crash. Multiple flaws were found in the File Information extension regular expression rules for detecting various files. A remote attacker could use either of these flaws to cause a PHP application using fileinfo to consume an excessive amount of CPU.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
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* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2014-07-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2014-08-23 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2025-04-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-626: Null Byte Interaction Error (Poison Null Byte)
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Php
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5.4.0
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Php
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Php
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5.4.0
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beta2
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Php
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Php
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5.4.0
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beta2, 32-bit
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Php
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Php
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5.4.0
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rc2
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Php
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Php
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5.4.1
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Php
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Php
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5.4.2
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Php
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Php
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5.4.3
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Php
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Php
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5.4.4
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Php
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Php
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5.4.5
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Php
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Php
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5.4.6
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Php
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Php
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5.4.7
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Php
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Php
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5.4.8
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Php
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Php
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5.4.9
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Php
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Php
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5.4.10
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Php
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Php
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5.4.11
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Php
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Php
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5.4.12
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Php
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Php
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5.4.12
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.4.12
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rc2
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Php
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Php
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5.4.13
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Php
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Php
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5.4.13
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.4.14
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Php
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Php
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5.4.14
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.4.15
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Php
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Php
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5.4.15
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.4.16
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.4.17
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Php
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Php
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5.4.18
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Php
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Php
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5.4.19
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Php
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Php
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5.4.20
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Php
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Php
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5.4.21
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Php
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Php
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5.4.22
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Php
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Php
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5.4.23
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Php
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Php
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5.4.24
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Php
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Php
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5.4.25
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Php
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Php
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5.4.26
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Php
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Php
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5.4.27
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Php
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Php
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5.4.28
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Php
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Php
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5.4.29
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Php
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Php
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5.4.30
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Php
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Php
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5.4.31
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha3
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha4
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha5
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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alpha6
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta3
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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beta4
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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rc1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.0
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rc2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.1
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Php
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Php
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5.5.2
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Php
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Php
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5.5.3
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Php
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Php
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5.5.4
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Php
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Php
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5.5.5
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Php
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Php
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5.5.6
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Php
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Php
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5.5.7
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Php
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Php
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5.5.8
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Php
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Php
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5.5.9
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Php
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Php
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5.5.10
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Php
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Php
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5.5.11
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Php
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Php
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5.5.12
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Php
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Php
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5.5.13
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Php
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Php
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5.5.14
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Php
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Php
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5.5.15
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