CVE-2006-0097
Stack-based buffer overflow in the create_named_pipe function in libmysql.c in PHP 4.3.10 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 for Windows allows…
- 7.5HighCVSS base score
- 12.2%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.8% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the create_named_pipe function in libmysql.c in PHP 4.3.10 and 4.4.x before 4.4.3 for Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long (1) arg_host or (2) arg_unix_socket argument, as demonstrated by a long named pipe variable in the host argument to the mysql_connect function.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- PHP 4.4.0 - 'mysql_connect function' Local Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 1406local, windowspublished 5 Jan 2006Verified
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Timeline
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Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.2% · top 3.8% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
8
- 20060105 Windows PHP 4.x "0-day" buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- 20060105 Windows PHP 4.x "0-day" buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://www.php.net/ChangeLog-4.php#4.4.3 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 16145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 22232 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 18275 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060108 RE: Windows PHP 4.x "0-day" buffer overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2006-0105 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2006-0097)Record last updated .