SB2006032202 - Gentoo update for PHP

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SB2006032202 - Gentoo update for PHP

Published: March 22, 2006 Updated: June 28, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2006032202
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Code Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0207)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to corrupt data.

Multiple HTTP response splitting vulnerabilities in PHP 5.1.1 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary HTTP headers via a crafted Set-Cookie header, related to the (1) session extension (aka ext/session) and the (2) header function.


2) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2006-0208)

Vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform XSS attacks.

The vulnerability is caused by an input validation error in PHP 4.4.1 and 5.1.1, when display_errors and html_errors are on, when processing inputs to PHP applications that are not filtered when they are included in the resulting error message. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in victim's browser in security context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References