01 Record
CVE-2006-4020
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.01% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 80.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-08-08 20:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 18:57Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-08-08
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f713f80feabb481f047ec84a2bc880d4e34018d9e56334637bb51a1c01270f46
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- securitytracker.com1016984http://securitytracker.com/id?1016984
- www.plain-text.infohttp://www.plain-text.info/sscanf_bug.txt
- www.php.nethttp://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php
- www.securityfocus.com19415http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19415
- secunia.com21768http://secunia.com/advisories/21768
- secunia.com21403http://secunia.com/advisories/21403
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0669http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0669.html
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:144http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:144
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11062https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11062
- secunia.com21847http://secunia.com/advisories/21847
- www.novell.comSUSE-SR:2006:020http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_20_sr.html
- secunia.com22487http://secunia.com/advisories/22487
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-342-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm
- secunia.com22039http://secunia.com/advisories/22039
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0688http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0688.html
- bugs.php.nethttp://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38322
- secunia.com21683http://secunia.com/advisories/21683
- secunia.com23247http://secunia.com/advisories/23247
- secunia.com21467http://secunia.com/advisories/21467
- www.novell.comSUSE-SR:2006:019http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html
- secunia.com22004http://secunia.com/advisories/22004
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm
- secunia.com22538http://secunia.com/advisories/22538
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0682http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0682.html
- secunia.com21546http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
- secunia.com21608http://secunia.com/advisories/21608
- secunia.com22440http://secunia.com/advisories/22440
- secunia.com22069http://secunia.com/advisories/22069
- www.securityfocus.com20060804 php local buffer underflow could lead to arbitary code executionhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/442438/30/0/threaded
- support.avaya.comhttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-223.htm
- www.novell.comSUSE-SR:2006:022http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_22_sr.html
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-3193http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3193
- www.php.nethttp://www.php.net/ChangeLog-5.php#5.1.5
- patches.sgi.com20061001-01-Pftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061001-01-P.asc
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200608-28http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-28.xml
- securityreason.com1341http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1341
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2006:0736http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0736.html
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:052http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html