CVE-2006-1490

Summary

CVECVE-2006-1490
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-03-29 21:06:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionPHP before 5.1.3-RC1 might allow remote attackers to obtain portions of memory via crafted binary data sent to a script that processes user input in the html_entity_decode function and sends the encoded results back to the client, aka a "binary safety" issue. NOTE: this issue has been referred to as a "memory leak," but it is an information leak that discloses memory contents.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.306490000 probability, percentile 0.967260000 (date 2026-04-19)

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Php Php 3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.10 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.11 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.12 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.13 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.14 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.15 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.16 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.17 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.18 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.8 All All All
Application Php Php 3.0.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.1 patch2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.3 patch1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 4.0.7 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 4.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.1.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2 All dev All
Application Php Php 4.2.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.2.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.10 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.11 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.2 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.3 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.4 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.5 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.6 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.7 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.8 All All All
Application Php Php 4.3.9 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.0 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.1 All All All
Application Php Php 4.4.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 beta4 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc1 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc2 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.0 rc3 All All
Application Php Php 5.0.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.2 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.3 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.4 All All All
Application Php Php 5.0.5 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.0 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.1 All All All
Application Php Php 5.1.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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[cvs] Diff of /php-src/ext/standard/html.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cvs.php.net Patch
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat update for php - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
usn/usn-320-1 - Ubuntu: Linux for human beings af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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APPLE-SA-2006-11-28 Security Update 2006-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
ASA-2006-129 (RHSA-2006-0276) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Ubuntu update for PHP - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- PHP: Multiple vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Secunia - Advisories - Avaya Products PHP Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
PHP Html_Entity_Decode() Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gentoo Bug 127939 - dev-lang/php: html_entity_decode is not binary safe and can leak memory to an attacker (CVE-2006-1490) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.gentoo.org
About the security content of Security Update 2006-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
Trustix updates for multiple packages - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
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PHP "html_entity_decode()" Information Disclosure Vulnerability - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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