PHP 5.2.7 removed from distribution over security bug

The open-source PHP Group has removed PHP version 5.2.7 from distribution because of a security bug that affects certain configurations.
According to a notice from the Apache-backed project, PHP users should use version 5.26 until PHP 5.2.8 is released with a fix for this issue.
Due to a security bug found in the PHP 5.2.7 release, it [...]