CVE-2006-1991 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2006-04-24

Score: 6.4 Medium

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-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.
Ubuntu USN	USN-320-1	PHP vulnerabilities

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03647.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052
http://secunia.com/advisories/20269
http://secunia.com/advisories/20676
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015979
http://www.infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-04-02
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:091
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1500
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26003

History

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Subscriptions

Php Php

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2006-04-24T23:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:35:31.394Z

Reserved: 2006-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-1991

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-04-24T23:02:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2006-1991

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-399

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