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CVE-2006-1990

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2006-1990 describes an integer overflow vulnerability in the wordwrap function within PHP versions 4.4.2 and 5.1.2. This flaw could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by crafting long arguments that trigger a heap-based buffer overflow during a memcpy operation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with a network attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.0MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
10.0
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0831 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 23,705 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 0.4 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)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2006-1990Low

security flaw

Apr 24, 2006

References

patches.sgi.com / support/free/security/advisories/20060701-01-U
docs.info.apple.com / article.html
lists.apple.com / archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
secunia.com / advisories/19803
secunia.com / advisories/20052
secunia.com / advisories/20222
secunia.com / advisories/20269
secunia.com / advisories/20676
secunia.com / advisories/21031
secunia.com / advisories/21050
secunia.com / advisories/21125
secunia.com / advisories/21135
secunia.com / advisories/21252
secunia.com / advisories/21564
secunia.com / advisories/21723
secunia.com / advisories/22225
secunia.com / advisories/23155
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
securitytracker.com / id
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/26001
issues.rpath.com / browse/RPL-683
oval.cisecurity.org / repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9696
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
support.avaya.com / elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-175.htm
infigo.hr / en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-04-02
Exploit
mandriva.com / security/advisories
mandriva.com / security/advisories
novell.com / linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2006-0568.html
securityfocus.com / archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
turbolinux.com / security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
ubuntu.com / usn/usn-320-1
us-cert.gov / cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
US Government Resource
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/1500
vupen.com / english/advisories/2006/4750