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NOTE: this issue has been referred to as a \"memory leak,\" but it is an information leak that discloses memory contents.","published":"2006-03-29T21:06:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:22:47.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secalert@redhat.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":[],"affected":["php/php"],"epss":{"score":0.20967,"percentile":0.97545,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2006-03-29","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":27508,"kind":"exploit","title":"PHP 4.x/5.x - 'Html_Entity_Decode()' Information Disclosure","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27508","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/php/remote/27508.txt","file":"exploits/php/remote/27508.txt","published":"2006-03-29","added":"2006-03-29","updated":"2017-06-26","author":"Samuel","type":"remote","platform":"php","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2006-1490","OSVDB-24248"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17296/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.0%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. 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