Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) str_repeat and (2) wordwrap functions in ext/standard/string.c in PHP before 5.1.5, when…

Description

Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in the (1) str_repeat and (2) wordwrap functions in ext/standard/string.c in PHP before 5.1.5, when used on a 64-bit system, have unspecified impact and attack vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-1990.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

6.1% · top 6.5% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

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

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-787 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-787 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (29)

• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10121 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 1016984 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 21768 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0669 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 22487 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• USN-342-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22039 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• TLSA-2006-38 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0688 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• DSA-1206 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 19582 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 22004 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22538 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 22713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0682 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 21546 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/string.c?r1=1.445.2.14.2.10&r2=1.445.2.14.2.11 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 22440 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 20061005 rPSA-2006-0182-1 php php-mysql php-pgsql (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• 22069 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3318 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 22225 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:052 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_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)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 19:14 UTC.