CVE-2006-0475

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2006-0475 · Published 31/01/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-0475 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting php-ping (theworldsend.net).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.6%, higher than 75.8% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
php-ping theworldsend.net	`= 1.3`	No fix yet

Description

PHP-Ping 1.3 does not properly validate ping counts, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (ping flood) via a negative count parameter.

References

secunia.com/advisories/18645 · Vendor Advisory
kapda.ir/advisory-231.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0368
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24382

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