Format string vulnerability in the error-reporting feature in the mysqli extension in PHP 5.1.0 and 5.1.1 might allow remote attackers to…

Description

Format string vulnerability in the error-reporting feature in the mysqli extension in PHP 5.1.0 and 5.1.1 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in MySQL error messages.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

20.0% · top 2.6% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-134 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (10)

• 1015485 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• 18431 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-0369 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• ADV-2006-0177 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 20060112 Advisory 02/2006: PHP ext/mysqli Format String Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• php-extmysqli-format-string(24095) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_022006.113.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 337 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
• 16219 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/release_5_1_2.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 16:25 UTC.