CVE-2006-2563

LOW 2.1CVE-2006-2563 · Published 29/05/2006 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2006-2563 is a LOW (CVSS 2.1) vulnerability affecting php (php).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 0.41%, higher than 35.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
php php	`= 4.4.2= 5.1.4`	No fix yet

Description

The cURL library (libcurl) in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.4 allows attackers to bypass safe mode and read files via a file:// request containing null characters.

References

secunia.com/advisories/20337
secunia.com/advisories/21050
secunia.com/advisories/21847
secunia.com/advisories/22039
securityreason.com/achievement_securityalert/39
securityreason.com/securityalert/959
securitytracker.com/id
mandriva.com/security/advisories
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html
securityfocus.com/bid/18116
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2055
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26764

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