CVE-2006-1490

Description

PHP before 5.1.3-RC1 might allow remote attackers to obtain portions of memory via crafted binary data sent to a script that processes user input in the html_entity_decode function and sends the encoded results back to the client, aka a "binary safety" issue. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as a "memory leak," but it is an information leak that discloses memory contents.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 35.73% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory novell.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:063	vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11084	vdb entry signature
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429164/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19499	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17296	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210	third party advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/html.c?r1=1.112&r2=1.113	patch
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html	vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19570	third party advisory
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/html.c?view=log
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25508	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/19383	third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19979	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20951	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125	third party advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/429162/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19832	third party advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc	vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html	vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html	third party advisory us government resource
http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127939
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052	third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0020	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685	vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html	vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1149	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1490?: CVE-2006-1490 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1490?: To fix CVE-2006-1490, 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-2006-1490 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-1490 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~36% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.