CVE-2006-1990
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context...
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain long arguments that cause a small buffer to be allocated, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in a memcpy function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1396.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain long arguments that cause a small buffer to be allocated, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in a memcpy function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1396.
- Record
CVE-2006-1990- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain long arguments that cause a small buffer to be allocated, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in a memcpy function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1396.
- Record
CVE-2006-1990- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-1990 No score
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain long arguments that cause a small buffer to be allocated, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in a memcpy function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1396.
- Record
EUVD-2006-1990- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jpv3-m3h3-ph93 No score
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context...
Integer overflow in the wordwrap function in string.c in PHP 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 might allow context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via certain long arguments that cause a small buffer to be allocated, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow in a memcpy function call, a different vulnerability than CVE-2002-1396.
- Record
GHSA-jpv3-m3h3-ph93- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-33.ent | 0:4.3.2-33.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.15 | 0:4.3.9-3.15 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-1990 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Php, published April 24, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.6%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
secunia.com/advisories/21723
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26001
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
secunia.com/advisories/21252
securitytracker.com/id?1015979
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secunia.com/advisories/20222
docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-160.htm
secunia.com/advisories/21050
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_31_php.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:091
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-08.xml
secunia.com/advisories/20269
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0568.html
secunia.com/advisories/21135
secunia.com/advisories/20676
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9696
secunia.com/advisories/19803
securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0501.html
secunia.com/advisories/23155
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0549.html
secunia.com/advisories/22225
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
secunia.com/advisories/21125
infigo.hr/en/in_focus/advisories/INFIGO-2006-04-02
lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1500
us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
secunia.com/advisories/21031
secunia.com/advisories/20052
secunia.com/advisories/21564
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-175.htm
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1990
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jpv3-m3h3-ph93
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0568
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
php.net/register_globals
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=189591
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=190033
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=196256
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2006/rhsa-2006_0568.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1494
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618037
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1494
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-1494
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1990
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618082
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-1990
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3017
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618131
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3017
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3017