Input validation error in PHP - CVE-2006-5465
Published: October 30, 2018 / Updated: June 8, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU110467
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-5465
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: PHP Group
Affected software:
PHP
PHP
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2006-5465
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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
- http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.028.html
- http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0730.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0731.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450431/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451098/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453024/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20879
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
- http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-375-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4317
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4749
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1546
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29971
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10240