CVE-2006-1549 Denial of service in n/a
Local attackers can crash the PHP interpreter by executing a recursive function, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2006-1549?
CVE-2006-1549 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in Php Php, published on 10 Apr 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-1549?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Php Php.
How do I fix CVE-2006-1549?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-1549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2006-1549 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-1549 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Php Php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-866h-5php-38pf.