CVE-2006-4481

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-08-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

The (1) file_exists and (2) imap_reopen functions in PHP before 5.1.5 do not check for the safe_mode and open_basedir settings, which allows local users to bypass the settings. NOTE: the error_log function is covered by CVE-2006-3011, and the imap_open function is covered by CVE-2006-1017.

Affected products

PHP: 5.1.0, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
http://secunia.com/advisories/21768
http://secunia.com/advisories/21842
http://secunia.com/advisories/22039
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:162
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_52_php.html
http://www.php.net/release_5_1_5.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19582
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-342-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3318
http://secunia.com/advisories/21546
http://secunia.com/advisories/21768

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