PHP 4.4.2/5.1.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in PHP 4.4.2/5.1.2. This affects an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-1549. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP 4.4.2/5.1.2 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 allows local users to cause a crash (segmentation fault) by defining and executing a recursive function. NOTE: it has been reported by a reliable third party that some later versions are also affected.

The weakness was shared 04/10/2006 by Maksymilian Arciemowicz (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-1549 since 03/30/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31649 (PHP 5.x < 5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (25704), Exploit-DB (29693), Tenable (31649), SecurityFocus (BID 22766†) and OSVDB (24485†). The entries VDB-2132, VDB-2133, VDB-29551 and VDB-29013 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 31649
Nessus Name: PHP 5.x < 5.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 110173
OpenVAS Name: PHP version smaller than 5.2.0
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03/01/2007 +324 days 🔍
11/18/2012 +2089 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +844 days 🔍
06/07/2025 +3740 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: php.org

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Maksymilian Arciemowicz
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-1549 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1549
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29554
X-Force: 25704
SecurityFocus: 22766 - PHP Executor Deep Recursion Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 19599
OSVDB: 24485 - PHP function *() Memory Access Error Local DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015880 - PHP Self-Referencing Function Memory Allocation Error May Let Local Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 37313 - PHP <=4.4.5 and <=5.2 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-1290

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

Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/07/2025 13:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (63), 04/21/2017 13:22 (15), 07/08/2021 16:00 (3), 06/07/2025 13:52 (18)
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Cache ID: 216:B81:103

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