[php-maint] Bug#382256: php5: CVE-2006-4020: arbitrary code execution in php

Stefan Fritsch sf at sfritsch.de
Wed Aug 9 19:11:26 UTC 2006


Package: php5
Severity: grave
Tags: security
Justification: user security hole


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 an
index past the end of an array and triggers a buffer over-read.

patch is at 
http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=38322

Please mention the CVE-id in the changelog




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