Out-of-bounds write in PHP - CVE-2006-4482

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Out-of-bounds write in PHP - CVE-2006-4482

Published: July 19, 2022 / Updated: June 8, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110472
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2006-4482
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
PHP
Software vendor:
PHP Group

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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