CVE-2006-4020

Publication date 8 August 2006

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

scanf.c in PHP 5.1.4 and earlier, and 4.4.3 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a sscanf PHP function call that performs argument swapping, which increments an index past the end of an array and triggers a buffer over-read.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
php5 7.04 feisty
Fixed 5.2.1-0ubuntu1.4
6.10 edgy
Fixed 5.1.6-1ubuntu2.6
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.1.2-1ubuntu3.9

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-342-1
    • PHP vulnerabilities
    • 7 September 2006

Other references