CVE-2006-3016
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors,...
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "certain characters in session names," including special characters that are frequently associated with CRLF injection, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities. NOTE: while the nature of the vulnerability is unspecified, it is likely that this is related to a violation of an expectation by PHP applications that the session name is alphanumeric, as implied in the PHP manual for session_name().
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.3
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "certain characters in session names," including special characters that are frequently associated with CRLF injection, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities. NOTE: while the nature of the vulnerability is unspecified, it is likely that this is related to a violation of an expectation by PHP applications that the session name is alphanumeric, as implied in the PHP manual for session_name().
- Record
CVE-2006-3016- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "certain characters in session names," including special characters that are frequently associated with CRLF injection, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities. NOTE: while the nature of the vulnerability is unspecified, it is likely that this is related to a violation of an expectation by PHP applications that the session name is alphanumeric, as implied in the PHP manual for session_name().
- Record
CVE-2006-3016- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3013 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "certain characters in session names," including special characters that are frequently associated with CRLF injection, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities. NOTE: while the nature of the vulnerability is unspecified, it is likely that this is related to a violation of an expectation by PHP applications that the session name is alphanumeric, as implied in the PHP manual for session_name().
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EUVD-2006-3013- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rrmc-m598-86rh No score
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors,...
Unspecified vulnerability in session.c in PHP before 5.1.3 has unknown impact and attack vectors, related to "certain characters in session names," including special characters that are frequently associated with CRLF injection, SQL injection, cross-site scripting (XSS), and HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities. NOTE: while the nature of the vulnerability is unspecified, it is likely that this is related to a violation of an expectation by PHP applications that the session name is alphanumeric, as implied in the PHP manual for session_name().
- Record
GHSA-rrmc-m598-86rh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.2-36.ent | 0:4.3.2-36.ent |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
phpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-domxmlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-gdRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-imapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ldapRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mbstringRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-mysqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-ncursesRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-odbcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pearRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-pgsqlRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-snmpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
php-xmlrpcRed Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0:4.3.9-3.18 | 0:4.3.9-3.18 |
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-2006-3016 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Php Group Php, published June 14, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.54%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-683
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0669.html
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10597
secunia.com/advisories/22487
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-221.htm
turbolinux.com/security/2006/TLSA-2006-38.txt
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secunia.com/advisories/21050
secunia.com/advisories/23247
secunia.com/advisories/22004
support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-222.htm
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0682.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-320-1
php.net/release_5_1_3.php
secunia.com/advisories/22440
securityfocus.com/archive/1/447866/100/0/threaded
secunia.com/advisories/22069
secunia.com/advisories/22225
mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:122
osvdb.org/25253
secunia.com/advisories/19927
securitytracker.com/id?1016306
securityfocus.com/bid/17843
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0736.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-3016
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rrmc-m598-86rh
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006:0669
redhat.com/security/updates/classification
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=201766
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=204993
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=205714
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=206664
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=206956
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=206959
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2006/rhsa-2006_0669.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-3016
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618130
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-3016
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4020
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618174
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4020
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4020
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4482
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618186
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4482
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4482
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4484
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=431568
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4484
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4484
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4486
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1618188
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4486
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4486