CVE-2006-1494

Public Exploit

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in file.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 allows local users to bypass open_basedir restrictions allows remote attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via the tempnam function.

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 6.68% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/21723 third party advisory
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
http://secunia.com/advisories/19775 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21202 third party advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/677 third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25705 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1290 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0568.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21135 third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/19979 third party advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22225 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19599 patch vendor advisory third party advisory exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:074 vendor advisory
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/36 patch third party advisory exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/21031 third party advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015881 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0567.html vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-175.htm
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10196 signature vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17439 vdb entry
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-1494?
CVE-2006-1494 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-1494?
To fix CVE-2006-1494, 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-2006-1494 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-1494 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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