CVE-2006-4020
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 4.6
4.6CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
scanf.c in PHP 5.1.4 and earlier, and 4.4.3 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a sscanf PHP function call that performs argument swapping, which increments an index past the end of an array and triggers a buffer over-read.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)2%
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38322 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38322Patch
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0736.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21403
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21467
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21608