CVE-2006-1014 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can read or create arbitrary files by injecting sendmail arguments into PHP's mb_send_mail function when remote input is accepted.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1014?
CVE-2006-1014 is a low-severity command injection vulnerability in Php Php, published on 7 Mar 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1014?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2006-1014 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1014 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-9469-vhpv-86g8.