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National Vulnerability Database

National Vulnerability Database

NVD

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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2006-4481 Detail

Description

The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings, which allows local users to bypass the settings. NOTE: the error_log function is covered by CVE-2006-3011, and the imap_open function is covered by CVE-2006-1017.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (09/20/2006)

We do not consider these to be security issues. For more details see http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=169857#c1 and http://www.php.net/security-note.php

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21768 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/21842 CVE, MITRE Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/22039 CVE, MITRE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:162 CVE, MITRE
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html CVE, MITRE
http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php CVE, MITRE Patch 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582 CVE, MITRE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1 CVE, MITRE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-4481
NVD Published Date:
08/31/2006
NVD Last Modified:
04/02/2025
Source:
MITRE