9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2006-4482
PHP Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) str_repeat and (2) wordwrap functions in ext/standard/string.c in PHP before 5.1.5, when used on a 64-bit system, have unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1990.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 31, 2006, 9:04 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 19, 2022, 6:32 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-4482 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 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2006-4482.

URL Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc Broken Link
http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/string.c?r1=1.445.2.14.2.10&r2=1.445.2.14.2.11 Broken Link Patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 Not Applicable Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22004 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/22069 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22225 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22440 Not Applicable Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/22538 Not Applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/22713 Not Applicable
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm Third Party Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206 Third Party Advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html Broken Link
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php Patch Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0669.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0682.html Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt Broken Link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318 Permissions Required
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683 Broken Link
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10121 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-4482 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-4482 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 19, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc No Types Assigned ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/string.c?r1=1.445.2.14.2.10&r2=1.445.2.14.2.11 Patch http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/string.c?r1=1.445.2.14.2.10&r2=1.445.2.14.2.11 Broken Link, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html No Types Assigned http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 Patch, Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 Not Applicable, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22004 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22004 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22069 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22069 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22225 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22225 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22440 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/22440 Not Applicable, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22538 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22538 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/22713 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/22713 Not Applicable
    Changed Reference Type http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984 No Types Assigned http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm No Types Assigned http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html No Types Assigned http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5 No Types Assigned http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php Patch http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php Patch, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0669.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0669.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0682.html No Types Assigned http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0682.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt No Types Assigned http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318 Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683 No Types Assigned https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10121 No Types Assigned https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10121 Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.1.5
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 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:10121 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10121 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 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-2006-4482 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-2006-4482 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

1.05 }} 0.36%

score

0.82171

percentile

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