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CVE-2006-1494

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1494 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in PHP versions 4.4.2 and 5.1.2, allowing local users to bypass open_basedir restrictions and remote attackers to create files in arbitrary directories via the tempnam function. This vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.6, indicating a network attack vector with high attack complexity and a partial impact on integrity. While there is an ExploitDB entry for this vulnerability, it is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, and there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta_4_patch1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.6LOW

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-27595 · Apr 10, 2006
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0624 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.3 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3Fixed in: php-0:4.3.2-33.ent
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: php-0:4.3.9-3.15
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Stronghold 4.0 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (version 2.1)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-1494Low

security flaw

Apr 8, 2006

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
secunia.com / advisories/19599
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/19775
secunia.com / advisories/19979
secunia.com / advisories/21031
secunia.com / advisories/21125
secunia.com / advisories/21135
secunia.com / advisories/21202
secunia.com / advisories/21252
secunia.com / advisories/21723
secunia.com / advisories/22225
securityreason.com / achievement_securityalert/36
ExploitPatch
securityreason.com / securityalert/677
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/25705
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-683
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10196
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-175.htm
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/05-05-2006.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0567.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0568.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/17439
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-320-1
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1290