SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2006-1991

The substr_compare function in string.c in PHP 5.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access violation) via an out-of-bounds offset argument.

MEDIUM 6.4EPSS 2.19%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.19%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The substr_compare function in string.c in PHP 5.1.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory access violation) via an out-of-bounds offset argument.

CVSS 2.0
6.4 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
EPSS
2.19% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-399
Affected
php/php
Source
secalert@redhat.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.