CVE-2006-4482

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.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.79% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory turbolinux.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory sgi.com Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory php.net Vendor Advisory php.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10121 signature third party advisory vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984 broken link third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php patch vendor advisory release notes
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0669.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22487 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt vendor advisory broken link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22004 vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22538 third party advisory not applicable
http://secunia.com/advisories/22713 third party advisory not applicable
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0682.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 patch vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
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 broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/22440 vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded mailing list third party advisory vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22069 vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318 vdb entry permissions required
http://secunia.com/advisories/22225 vendor advisory third party advisory not applicable
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm third party advisory
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5 release notes vendor advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc vendor advisory broken link
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html vendor advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4482?
CVE-2006-4482 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4482?
To fix CVE-2006-4482, 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-2006-4482 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-4482 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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