CVE-2006-0996

Public Exploit

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 25.03% Top 5%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/675 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19775 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/24484 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.3
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17362 vdb entry exploit
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml vendor advisory
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c?r1=1.260&r2=1.261 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1290 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1 vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015879 vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/34 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19979 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20951 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10997 vdb entry signature
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
http://secunia.com/advisories/19599 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:074 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19832 third party advisory vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc vendor advisory
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25702 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=php-cvs&m=114374620416389&w=2 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-0996?
CVE-2006-0996 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-0996?
To fix CVE-2006-0996, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-0996 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-0996 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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