CVE-2006-1991 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the substr_compare function within PHP version 5.1.2. Attackers can trigger a memory access violation by providing an out-of-bounds offset argument, leading to system instability. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is of medium severity, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially impacting availability and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:php:php:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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