VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2006-5465
Buffer overflow in PHP before 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 inputs to the (1) htmlentities or (2) htmlspecialchars functions.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in PHP before 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 inputs to the (1) htmlentities or (2) htmlspecialchars functions.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.70% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- php/php
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
- http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-761
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0736.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22653
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22685
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22688
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22693
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22713
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22753
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22779
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22881
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23139
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23247
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24606
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25047
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-21.xml
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017152
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017296
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-245.htm
- http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a008082c4fe.html
- http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-air-20070425-http.shtml
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206
- http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_132006.138.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:196
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_67_php.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.