5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-1990
PHP Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain long arguments that cause a small buffer to be allocated, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in a memcpy function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1396.

INFO

Published Date :

April 24, 2006, 11:02 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:10 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-1990 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Php php
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-1990.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19803
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
http://secunia.com/advisories/20269
http://secunia.com/advisories/20676
http://secunia.com/advisories/21031
http://secunia.com/advisories/21050
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564
http://secunia.com/advisories/21723
http://secunia.com/advisories/22225
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015979
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-175.htm
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-04-02 Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:091
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1500
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26001
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9696
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/19803
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
http://secunia.com/advisories/20269
http://secunia.com/advisories/20676
http://secunia.com/advisories/21031
http://secunia.com/advisories/21050
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564
http://secunia.com/advisories/21723
http://secunia.com/advisories/22225
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015979
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-175.htm
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-04-02 Exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:091
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0568.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html US Government Resource
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1500
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26001
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9696

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-1990 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-1990 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9696 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9696 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/26001 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26001 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:091 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 19, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:091 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-1990 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-1990 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.66 }} 0.00%

score

0.90283

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability