PHP up to 5.1.0 IMAP mb_send_mail

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in PHP. Affected is the function mb_send_mail of the component IMAP. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-1014. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be disabled.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP (Programming Language Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function mb_send_mail of the component IMAP. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Argument injection vulnerability in certain PHP 4.x and 5.x applications, when used with sendmail and when accepting remote input for the additional_parameters argument to the mb_send_mail function, allows context-dependent attackers to read and create arbitrary files by providing extra -C and -X arguments to sendmail. NOTE: it could be argued that this is a class of technology-specific vulnerability, instead of a particular instance; if so, then this should not be included in CVE.

The weakness was disclosed 02/28/2006 by Cdric Clerget as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-1014 since 03/06/2006. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 17716 (PHP mb_send_mail() Function Parameter Security Bypass), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165152 (SUSE Security Update for PHP 4, PHP 5 (SUSE-SA:2006:024)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at php.net.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (27335), Tenable (17716), SecurityFocus (BID 16878†), OSVDB (23534†) and Secunia (SA18694†). The entries VDB-2068, VDB-2465 and VDB-29013 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Physical: Partially
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Nessus ID: 17716
Nessus Name: PHP mb_send_mail() Function Parameter Security Bypass
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Patch: php.net

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Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Cdric Clerget
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1014 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1014
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-2067
SecurityFocus: 16878 - PHP Multiple Security Bypass Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 18694 - PHP "mb_send_mail()" and IMAP Functions Security Bypass, Less Critical
OSVDB: 23534 - PHP mb_send_mail() Function Parameter Restriction Bypass
Vupen: ADV-2006-0772

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/03/2006 15:20
Updated: 06/08/2025 08:45
Changes: 03/03/2006 15:20 (78), 04/28/2019 19:08 (1), 06/08/2025 08:45 (26)
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Cache ID: 216:B23:103

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