CVE-2006-0996

N/A Unknown
Published: April 10, 2006 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in phpinfo (info.c) in PHP 5.1.2 and 4.4.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via long array variables, including (1) a large number of dimensions or (2) long values, which prevents HTML tags from being removed.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c?r1=1.260&r2=1.261
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://marc.info/?l=php-cvs&m=114374620416389&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/19599
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19775
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19832
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19979
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20951
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/34
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/675
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015879
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/24484
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.3
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17362
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1290
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25702
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10997
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060501-01-U.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://cvs.php.net/viewcvs.cgi/php-src/ext/standard/info.c?r1=1.260&r2=1.261
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://marc.info/?l=php-cvs&m=114374620416389&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0276.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/19599
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19775
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19979
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20052
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20222
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20951
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21125
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21252
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21564
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/34
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/675
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015879
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-129.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/24484
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.3
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17362
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1290
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2685
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10997
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

68 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.2%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

php

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