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CVE-2006-5465 Detail

Current Description

Buffer overflow in PHP before 5.2.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted UTF-8 inputs to the (1) htmlentities or (2) htmlspecialchars functions.


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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (03/14/2007)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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Hyperlink Resource
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
http://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-761
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0736.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-21.xml
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017152
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017296
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-245.htm
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a008082c4fe.html
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/707/cisco-air-20070425-http.shtml
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1206
http://www.hardened-php.net/advisory_132006.138.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:196
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_67_php.html
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2006.028.html
http://www.php.net/releases/5_2_0.php
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0730.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0731.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450431/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/451098/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/453024/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20879
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0061/
http://www.turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-375-1
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4317
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4749
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1546
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29971
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10240

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-5465
NVD Published Date:
11/03/2006
NVD Last Modified:
10/30/2018
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.